Vance Backs Orban, Slams Ukraine Over Pipeline

0:00On April 8th, JD Vance just wrapped a trip to Budapest, throwing his weight behind Hungary's Viktor Orban ahead of that big April 12 election. Orban's facing his toughest fight in 16 years, and folks see this vote as a test for Trump-style nationalists across Europe. Tensions with Ukraine are front and center in the campaign. Hungary claims Kiev cut Russian oil flows through the Druzeba pipeline on purpose to mess with the vote. In response, Budapest blocked a $90 billion euro EU loan that's about $105 billion for Ukraine's aid. Ukraine's president Zelensky fired back hard, basically saying his army could handle the culprits their way. Vance called the whole thing outrageous, slamming a foreign leader for threatening an ally like that. He also ripped the media for hypocrisy, pointing out how they freaked over $500,000 in Russian Facebook ads back in the 20. 16 U.S. election as interference, but he says it's fine when the EU withholds billions from Hungary over border policies, or Ukraine sheds pipelines hurting everyday folks.

1:04Meanwhile, Hungary and the EU have been clashing for years on courts and migrants. No quick word yet from Ukraine or Brussels, but this election could shift power plays in Europe big time. From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today.