As the EU claims victory with a partial oil embargo on Russia, Ido Vock, Emily Tamkin and Katie Stallard discuss whether Hungary’s right-wing populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is weakening the West's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They also look at the significance of Russia’s latest advances in the east of Ukraine.

Then, in You Ask Us, they answer a listener’s question on France’s policing of the Liverpool vs Real Madrid Champions League final in Paris.

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Further Reading:

Viktor Orbán is using the war in Ukraine to entrench his power

Hungary throws sand in the gears of an EU oil embargo

The West can’t desert Ukraine

Will the West pressure Ukraine to concede territory?

Were fake tickets behind the Champions League final chaos?

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