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Vice President JD Vance arrived in Budapest on Tuesday morning, causing many roads to be temporarily closed around the airport and in the capital.
Vance's visit has caused quite a few problems at the airport. "It is complete chaos and there is no one to guide the confused tourists," Hungarian media reported. According to them, passengers and airline staff were forced to walk for 35 minutes due to security measures that prevented the movement of vehicles.
Vance is scheduled to depart on Wednesday, so similar closures are possible. The BKK said Monday that traffic restrictions should be expected in the area around Liszt Ferenc International Airport between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, and between 11 a.m. and noon on Wednesday, April 8.
The KCB asks all those who have a plane departing during this period to leave home much earlier.
US Vice President JD Vance visited Hungary to support Viktor Orban ahead of the elections.
The trip of US Vice President JD Vance clearly shows that Russia is not the only country interested in a victory for Hungarian leader Viktor Orban.
After 16 years in power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is struggling to hold on to power as his ruling Fidesz party trails sharply in most polls. Now, Vice President Vance is making a last-ditch effort to revive the fading prospects of one of Europe's leading figures of nationalism.
Vance visited Budapest, the country's capital, on Tuesday, just days before Sunday's election, to encourage voters to back Orban. His visit underscores how important this election in a small country with a modest economy is to countries beyond its borders.
Both the Trump administration and Moscow see Orban as a key element in their shared opposition to Europe and hope the polls are wrong. The European Union, which has long been stymied by Hungary's stances on key issues such as the war in Ukraine, hopes the polls are accurate but does not say so publicly so as not to give Orban leverage in his anti-EU rhetoric.
For President Trump, Orban represents a European stalwart against the liberal policies that his MAGA movement opposes, as well as a factor that challenges the European Union.
For Russian President Vladimir Putin, Orban has been instrumental in thwarting EU sanctions and delaying multi-billion dollar loans to Ukraine, intended for its defense in its four-year war against Russia. Moscow has made no secret of its cooperation with Orban's government.
Orban has made his hostile stance toward Ukraine the centerpiece of his reelection campaign, presenting the Fidesz party as the only guarantee of security in the face of what he describes as threats from Hungary's eastern neighbor.
Vance, who has long challenged the political mainstream in Europe by supporting the nationalist right, entered the final phase of a tense election campaign in Hungary with a message of support for Fidesz.
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