The Hungarian-Russian Relations under the Premiership of Viktor Orbán in 2010–2019

Abstract

The article is devoted to the conditions and interrelations characteristic of the Hungarian-Russian relations under the premiership of Viktor Orbán from 2010 when he took the position of prime minister. The study presents the genesis of establishing contacts with Moscow and the reasons for which Orbán decided to limit economic relations with Western states. There is also a description of the Hungarian-Russian relations after the annexation of the Crimea, contacts with Ukraine, tensed due to the problem of the Hungarian minority, and also an issue of American-Hungarian relationship in the context of connections between Moscow and Budapest. The text also sheds light on the questions of economic relations between the two states, being the very essence of their mutual cooperation, especially in the area of energy supply.