BUDAPEST, Hungary—Hungary ‘s elections on April 12 will have profound aftershocks as many in the European Union hope for the defeat of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is widely seen as endangering the future of the 27-nation bloc.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made hostility to Ukraine a centerpiece of his campaign. Moscow seems determined to repay the favor.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has rejected Budapest's accusations of involvement in the Serbian "sabotage", pointing to possible Russian involvement.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Zsuzsanna Vegh, program officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, about what's at stake in the upcoming election in Hungary.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to head to Hungary and meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as the foreign leader runs for re-election.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has expressed suspicion that a key pipeline that transports Russian gas to Hungary might be blown up ahead of the crucial general elections scheduled on Sunday. Opposition leaders,

Hungary's upcoming election has significant implications for the European Union. Many hope for the defeat of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is seen as a threat to the EU's future.

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says a crucial election next week where he's facing pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will be a “referendum” on whether Hungary continues on its drift toward Eastern autocracies,