US Should Weigh Sanctions Against Orban’s Hungary, Senator Says
- Cardin calls Hungarian leader the ‘least reliable’ NATO ally
- Hungary is last holdout on ratifying Sweden’s NATO accession
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A top US lawmaker called Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban the “least reliable” NATO ally and raised the prospect of imposing sanctions, laying bare growing exasperation with the eastern European leader.
Senator Ben Cardin, the Democratic chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, condemned Orban’s stalling — until Thursday — on European Union funding for Ukraine and failure to approve Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The White House should weigh sanctions targeting corruption and consider removing Hungary from the US visa-waiver program, he said.