March 29, 2022 11:38 pm

The Ukraine Crisis Gives Hungary and Poland a Chance to Change the Conversation

Their populist ‘bad boy’ leaders appear to be gaining domestic support in the wake of Putin’s aggression.

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Left: Polish President Andrzej Duda at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 7, 2022. Right: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at an EU leaders summit in Versailles, France, March 11, 2022.

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Budapest, Hungary — As terrible as the conflict in Ukraine is, European politicians freely acknowledge it is going to have domestic political consequences.

In France, President Emmanuel Macron is likely to pad his lead in the first round of presidential elections on April 13, setting him up for a runoff victory in May.

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Budapest, Hungary — As terrible as the conflict in Ukraine is, European politicians freely acknowledge it is going to have domestic political consequences.

In France, President Emmanuel Macron is likely to pad his lead in the first round of presidential elections on April 13, setting him up for a runoff victory in May.