it's no wonder steve bannon called viktor orban, trump before trump. and as my therapist, will tell you, i've been to a ton of trump rallies. so i brought along a trusty translator to see just how similar an orban rally is to a maga rally. first up, the merch table. do you have any orban pictures specifically with him shirtless, writing a velociraptor? tyrannosaurus rex? - just the flags that basically hungarian reference. - that have any profanity on it whatsoever. - no, it's just a-- - just a straight flag? - just a straightforward flag. - good luck with the sales today. you don't need to say that one. - merch, check. lock her up. i thought i heard lock her up. okay, maybe some things are a little lost in translation, but still, chants, check. are there going to be any let's go, brandon chants here? do you know, let's go, brandon? i see signs. do you know let's go, brandon? okay, so people are chanting. it was at a nascar. do you know, nascar? - nascar. - nascar, it's like formula one. it's in a circle, it's more boring. they might shout different sl

what viktor orban knows is he needs a unanimous decision. is he going to get the exception, it is difficult? the eu does need viktor orban. dani: or been saying they also want back -- want back sanctions. sing a hike in june is what he is pushing for. when it comes to that divide within the ecb, where are rate hike estimates collecting -- coalescing around? maria: we are going to find out, we are at the global europe seminar happening in your salzburg. officials -- we have the economic affairs commissioner for the eu, going to be speaking with us later today. a lot of the debate, focused precisely on that. can they managed to afford to hike rates but also stimulate the economy? did they stick to -- do you do it in june or july? at this point it is clear the hawks are in command of the ecb. the question is how fast? and what is the impact of this on the economy? the word nobody wants to say out loud, stagflation, weighing on european policymakers, is this recession -- if we get more sanctions and energy, as i pointed take affect, is it main w

ishaan, tell us in a nutshell what the american right has with viktor orban? >> it's fascinating. hungary is not a geo splitly important country on its own right. it has a middle economy of no great consequence, that still depends on eu handouts in many cases. it's seen a big brain drain over the past decades of its best and brightest. but because viktor orban, now is entering his fourth term since 2010, occupies a fascinating space on the american right wing move the. i would suggest orban represents not just a template for ee literal right wing conservativists, but the culture war. you have hundreds of americans that have cultural grievances and see if it's true or not they're up against the liberal hoe gem thatty, liberal or big tech, and they look at hungary, where orban has spaessentially smashed all of that. he re-created a system that is pro government and nationalist. orban set about cowing institutional organizations in his favor, vowing moderates to toe his party line. why all of this is damaging to hungary's democracy and you can argue that hungary is no longer a democr

. >> viktor orban is celebrating his 59th birthday at the eu summit here in brussels. the hungarian prime minister, however, already got his presence in the wee hours when eu leaders agreed on an embargo on russian oil, but with exemptions for hungary and others. the eu commission president still considering the watered down deal a success. >> these sanctions are fighting hard -- biting hard. >> the eu plans to cut only russian oil that is transported by sea. hungary, slovakia, and the czech republic continue to receive oil by pipeline for now. according to eu officials, in total, 90% of russian oil imports to the bloc will stop by the end of the year. >> i was positively surprised because when we went into the room, the sides were not that great, but everybody was very constructive. >> it is a lot easier to compensate for russian oil. we managed to solve technical problems with viktor orban, but gas is a different story. that's why a gas embargo will not be part of the next sanctions package. >> soaring energy pces all over the bloc were also addressed. as well as the

they sent viktor orban's official spokesperson, zoltan kovacs, who, judging by his name and his policy on outsiders, is a 15th century vampire. i sat down with him to clarify hungary's relationship with russia. - you have to have a reasonable and pragmatic relationship with the leader of the russian federation. - is it regretful that it's got a little cozy that viktor orban has been applauding vladimir putin. - yeah, but by all-- - made russia great again. - took a proper look by all comparison. mr. orban's relationship with mr. putin is in no way outstanding. if you take a look at the businesses that have been done actually between germany and france and russia and other western european countries. - so we're looking elsewhere. i mean, this is good whataboutism. - this is left over from the soviets? - no double standards here. not even in terms of personal meetings it would stand out, actually. and certainly we have nothing to do with the war between ukraine and russia. the causes, the reasons behind that are still to be understood. - who's to blame for the war? - and that's that's ex

when viktor orban was asked about those billboards by republicans political european bureau, he said the ads were needed to prevent source from flooding europe would muslim migrants. viktor orban, poster child for white replacement theory in europe, the american right has been quick to embrace him for it. just this week the organizers of the influential conservative cpac conference, had this very -- donald trump addressed the conference in a video where he lavished praise on or ban, the keynote speaker who none other dems himself was -- money this is just days after he said europe was engaging in suicidal population replacement program. he told the crowd that the conservatives had the power in media, in shows like tucker carlsen, they should be broadcast 24/7. tucker carlson who regularly uses primetime show to promote white replacement theory as well. cpac organizer and long time donald trump confident did talk to a reporter from vice news outside the conference. he offered his own thoughts on white replacement theory. he tied to the issue of abortion in the u.s., saying that if the

>> i think it is it is a compromise i wish viktor orban was not as immediate. it will have a significant effect in the medium term. it will help keep russia in a permanently weakened economic state which means whenever this war is over, russia is not going to be able to do these things in the future. >> and in terms of that, the layers of pressure on the russian economy, many are turning to gas we have netherlands and denmark cut off from the russian gas supplies overnight they are not usually reliant on it o it it is symbolic some say they have to put gas in the seventh round of sanctions and others say it is not possible >> we are seeing a gas embargo others have refused to play along with vladimir putin's pay in rubles and securkirting the sanctions. that is what the netherlands and danish have been doing they have been cut off it is a voluntary decision, if you like on the other hand, it is clear that europe needs to be ready for russian retaliation. i wouldn't be surprised if there comes a point in time where vladimir putin says, i'm going to lose some fur

maria: constructive on viktor orban. i want to ask, you kept on coal and oil, the obvious question is now gas. the impact of oil will be huge before we move into anything else, i understand that some baltic countries are already pushing for what is next, where we going to tackle gas? p.m. karins: we've said from february 24 it should be a full energy embargo, oil coal and gas. therefore the war we are were 90% russian gas dependent, we are no longer buying any gas from russia. we are sourcing differently through lng. we have a physically means to do this. for other countries, there are infrastructural issues. but i think we should talk about the next step, and that in my view is obviously, gas. it will be somewhat more difficult because gas is more restricted in the way you can transport it. you can put oil in lori's and move it around easily, to move guys around, you need specialized equipment, you need coolants to liquefy it, and this is expensive. maria: the fundamental question is, the war in ukraine and what viktor

viktor orban, the leader of hungary, an eu member state, is prepared to play that game. it is a very simple question — are you going to play that game too? i said we are going to pay in euros and we want to disconnect as soon as possible. if you are serious in what you have just told me, it is very likely that, within days, you, just like poland and bulgaria, will have your gas supplies cut off. that is not the case. because you need to know some more details. our plan goes till 24th of may, when the next payment is, and that's why we have still time and there will be a meeting of ministers of energy in france in the coming weeks, and everybody is trying to, we are pushing, let's stay united, let's keep the solidarity, because only we stay together, we can succeed. your constant emphasis is on keeping european unity. so be clear, what is your message to viktor orban, who's made it plain he is not prepared to see hungary's economy killed and he will do whatever it takes including acceding to russia's demands, albeit by a financial fix, to make sure, that it gets roubles

viktor _ ally within the european union. t'isgt is fake news. viktor orban is a hungarian patriot. his first allegiance and responsibility is towards the hungarian people, that is what drives his actions, decisions and actions of the hungarian government. again, the european union needs to move together, but in order to move together, but in order to move together and propose joint decisions it needs to take into account the different situations, energy —wise, geographically, etc, of its member states. it is a large block, it cannotjust propose such sanctions with very short deadlines. it is hurting the european economy a great deal, we see that everywhere in the eu. i think hungary takes a more sober approach, and we are defending that position and representing it with our partners in the european union, as well as in nato. do with our partners in the european union, as well as in nato.- union, as well as in nato. do you think it is — union, as well as in nato. do you think it is an _ union, as well as in nato. do you think it is an approach _ union, as well as in nato. do you

the issue is viktor orban and the hungarians possibly pushing for more concessions that could include perhaps seaborne oil transportation of russian energy. a lot of this has been dragging for four weeks. the european institutions taking a credibility hit over this and today the idea is that there will be a meeting that is either starting or about to start on the technical issues and after that, it will be down european leaders to perhaps infuse political momentum into the package that is very much delayed. a month ago ursula von der leyen said the european union would ditch russian oil. the reality is that has not happened yet. manus: and -- look, everything in europe involves compromise and can take time. christine lagarde made that point clear last week. what are the hopes of the breakthrough? what is the road to compromise with hungary? maria: this is how the european union works. i have covered many of the summits. nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. you need the optics for the deal. these states are also bound by their own domestic audience. overall, i think of anythin

however i have to ask you about viktor orban. many look at him as the bad boy of european politics. today, there are sanctions on the new package of oil. could the eu continue to hold that unity? johannes: at the end of the day we will always find a good compromise and i am confident that, we know viktor orban. maria: what do you mean? johannes: he fully understands what has to be done and of course it is always important to playthings certainly. we understand the different needs and challenges they are facing, but today we have shown five times when adopting sanctions that europe and the united states will be united. this will also be the case this time. maria: who are confident just like it happened with the five freighter launch that this will be approved. johannes: i think everybody understands how serious the situation is and ukraine is also depending on our way of life, our venues, and that is why we have this system. maria: and we think about the people of ukraine every day. thank you very much. a beautiful scene and we will stay longer if you will allow it, but -- johannes:

viktor orban, the leader of hungary, an eu member state, is prepared to play that game. it is a very simple question are you going to play that game to? i question are you going to play that game to?— that game to? i said, we are atoin that game to? i said, we are going to _ that game to? i said, we are going to pay _ that game to? i said, we are going to pay in _ that game to? i said, we are going to pay in euros - that game to? i said, we are going to pay in euros and i that game to? i said, we are going to pay in euros and we want to disconnect as as soon as possible. ii want to disconnect as as soon as possible-— want to disconnect as as soon as possible. if you are serious and what _ as possible. if you are serious and what you _ as possible. if you are serious and what you have _ as possible. if you are serious and what you have just - as possible. if you are serious and what you have just told i as possible. if you are serious i and what you have just told me, it is very likely that, within days, you, just like poland and bulgaria, will have your gas supply is

there's already a assembling block and that viktor orban in hungary who doesn't want to go along with this. and there's nothing surprising about this. in fact, the whole thing is we're having a huge reckoning of the relationship of dirty energy and the enemies of democracy. and for too long, we had made these deals with dictators out of, you know, thirst for energy, row energy prices. and the problem is, in the past, especially, nobody wants to pay the price at home. and you know, viktor orban, he just got reelected on a take a trace, that i'm never gonna, you know, back sanctions on russian energy, because that's never gonna raise prices for home. so he actually played this nationalist cart. and so, it shows the untenable lucky of this, you know, who takes your money, but he's very much, you know, putin's ally. and now, he's holding up to this whole thing. and that gives putin time to have more of a contingency, which is not good for the cause of ukraine and ending the war. >> meanwhile, earlier today, council and farm relations president richard haass, one of what putin might do the

but we begin with the age of illiberalism, a movement proclaimed by hungarian prime minister viktor orban. they have elections of a sort but so hamper voters' abilities to make informed choices and heavily control the outcome that the elections are essentially a show. these are the autocratic dreams of a far light leader obsessed with solidifying a christian mono culture and who in 2014 declared his intention to build a illiberal new state citing china, russia an turkey as role models. flash forward to today where cpac, the once conservative gathering that is a cesspool of the far right running amock in holding its conference it in budapest. speakers include tucker carlson and mark meddo and the hungarian prime minister who recently won a fourth term. orban made it clear he's an ally to the american right selling cpac that the u.s. must align troops for 2024 votes, to fight together and reconquer institutions in washington and brussels from liberals who threaten western civilization. cpac in hungary, embrace of or aron, a frightening development in u.s. politics. american ittives are payi

leaders will have their eye on this man, hungarian prime minister viktor orban. several e.u. nations say russian oil will get expensive, but hungary is the one openly using it and orban did not give his leaders much hope this will change at this summit. now there is agreement? >> i don't know about it. there is no compromise at this moment. reporter: to get hungry on side, the e.u. water down its proposal. only russian oil transported by sea would be targeted and pipeline oil would be excluded, something which would benefit landlocked hungary. the central european country is heavily dependent on russian energy, but that is not enough for orban. he said hungary wanted oil supply guarantees. it is a demand leaders don't think they will find a solution for at this summit. >> my expectations are low for the next 24 hours, but i am confident that after there is a possibility. reporter: chancellor olaf scholz has not given up hope that he and his colleagues will come up with a united decision. >> sooner or later, they will [indiscernible] reporter: other e.u. countries are getting

the keynote speaker was hungary's far right leader viktor orban. he some advice for republicans in the u.s. a, if you don't like what the media is saying, you should have your own media. orban, of course, accused of taking over and influencing the control of the media in hungary. he also said make sure tucker carlson-type shows are on the air night and day, 24/7, he said. many non-hungarian reporters wanted to cover this conference but countless outlets like vox and "rolling stone" were turned away. some were like cnn, but there was a blockade of the injury at cpac huck hungry. let's bring back our panel. philip bump, was the importance of orban giving this advice to u.s. conservatives at the same conference where tucker carlson appeared and other far right figures as well? >> i think it's important to note cpac chose to go to hungary. the american right has long been obsessive about patriotism and american supremacy and exceptionalism in the united states. now go to hungary, where they're basically paying homage to a leader taking hardline stands

the hungarian prime minister viktor orban has said that the oil and gas embargo would ruin us. he also spoke to reporters ahe of today's meet >> now we have the embargo on oil without answering the questions related to the hungarian energy security. the whole situation we are in is a difficult one created by the commission and the responsibility of not having an agreement today will be on the shoulder of the commission. lewis: poland remains one of those countries calling for europe to cut off russia completely. the foreign responded to mr. orban's position. >> hungary has a pipeline to the adriatic sea from which it can import oil from other sources other than russia. poland is acally more dependent on russian oil and gas than hungary, but poland sees the issue through the security lens. we tend to thinkoth the government and the opposition, that ifutin conquers ukraine, we will be next. whereas victor orban is in some kind of league with vladimir putin, which i'm not sure makes his membership in either nato or the eu compatible. lewis: i got the latest on the talks from betha

viktor orban this morning has been presenting that is a great victory for his negotiating position. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, told us how moscow was reacting to the eu deal. this is a compromise deal with caveats, but it�*s still a big deal. two thirds of russian oil imports into the eu will be affected now by the end of the year up to 90%, and that will cost russia billions of dollars a year in lost export revenue. moscow�*s position on this is that it is a big world out there and we will sell to other markets, africa, asia, and even if russia has to do that at a discount, it reckons that the high global oil price will help offset the losses and that might be wishful thinking on the part of moscow, but i suspect vladimir putin will not be sitting in the kremlin now thinking, oh my goodness, i have miscalculated and dozen are estimated the economic consequences of this for my country and i will pull my troops out of ukraine. i can�*t see that happening. more likely, based on the anti—western rhetoric he has been coming up with in recent weeks, president putin will

orban. that tension is what we find ourselves with on a monday, without a deal. the eu was keen on a deal before victory day. tomorrow there will be another being by european ambassadors. hopefully, this time it's a good one. tom: we're seeing live shots now out of moscow. heating realities. these live shots celebrating the russian military, when we know that the reality is they have based -- faced a determined ukrainian counter force. competing realities and the way this will be blamed -- framed by putin. what are european leaders looking for? maria: we have seen fierce resistance from the euro creating -- the ukrainian people. now more than 70 days i heavy combat. when it comes to this parade, and a reference to the war in ukraine meeting now a full war. for the russians, this is still a special military operation. whether we get a hint that this will be a full-fledged war is something that you will be paying attention to. -- the eu will be paying attention to. the russians now say they fi

maria: we know they want a deal and that is the reason why she went to see viktor orban in good oppression is asking her for more time. we are talking about concessions to a package that has not been approved yet. that is the context. the other big issue is it is not just about the oil. the european oil wanted to -- the european union wanted to band the services involving the oil industry. the greeks are pushing to get an exemption. that would mean greek ships could still continue to transport russian oil. that is another concession in this package. the idea is that this has to get done this week because there is a nato meeting at the end of the week but also g7 finance ministers our meeting next week. if this is not done by then, it is not a good luck. manus: a lot of pressure on the political elites to get unity under their belts. oreo taddeo with the very latest -- maria tadeo with the latest. according to unofficial results, marcos has won a landslide in the philippines elections wringing his family -- bringing his family back to power. >> if we are fortunate, i would expect that your

a lot of this precisely because of viktor orban. ministers will meet in brussels hoping to get this unanimous deal approved. the message from the biggest economy is if you don't agree, that's fine, but we are going to do this. by the way, just to remind everyone, i will be speaking with the ukrainian foreign minister who will be participating in that meeting a few hours from now. dani: looking forward to that interview, and a toxic mix for oil, already down off the back of that china data. nato members have enthusiastically rallied around finland and sweden after they announced plans to join the alliance. there a session will bring improved ability for the alliance to defend the baltic. >> this would be an historic moment. there membership in nato would increase our shared security. demonstrates that nato store is open, and that aggression does not pay. dani: for more, alessandra, what has been the reaction and how does the process go from here? >> sweden and finland are due to give their official applications later in the week in b

viktor orban had suggested he will not approve an embargo because it would be detrimental to his economy. i hear this will ensure a carveout for the hungarians. tom: that's how you deal with some of the divisions within europe then, maria. oil is the easy part in the energy complex, what about gas? maria: you could argue that. gas is a political weapon. when you look at germany. the german government meeting right behind me at this castle is a special retreat. they are doing perhaps soul-searching when it comes to their dependency on russia. but tom, i wouldn't undermined the significance of this move either. we know that oil is the moneymaker for vladimir putin. gas is a bigger issue for a number of countries, but oil continues to make a lot of money for the russians so this will have an impact. i'm sure the russians will put out a response today. putin had already hinted that russia will take countermeasures to unfriendly countries that target what he says is an unfair operation from the west. francine: maria tadeo there live in germany for us. let's get to the key market drivers with

if you listened to viktor orban yesterday, it was sanctions, sanctions, sanctions without solutions. now it is about solutions to an evolution of sanctions. shifting narrative. great work on rounding it up for us. discuss what will dominate, what else dominated discussion. maria: manus, it really is about ukraine. there are two big questions on everyone's mind, what does the endgame look like for the war? what is a victory for ukraine? i put this question yesterday to a number of officials and they all tell me something different. there isn't a clear definition of what victory would entail for ukraine. the other big question is the food, the grain. yesterday, zelenskyy jumped on a call with european leaders and repeated have to help him on block some of the ports in ukraine, where russians have sequestered and robbed 22 million tons of grain. it is about the food conversation and the repercussions it could have on the global crisis when it comes to agriculture. manus: ok, thank you very much. we are looking at a new breaking point for the food crisis as well. maria tadeo, thank you.

that's the reason ursula von der leyen and was on a plane to go see viktor orban. this is a relationship that is incredibly frosty. that fact that she decided to have a working dinner with him shows that there is pressure to get this done quickly. the hungarian say this is problematic for them. they repeated that line which some could argue is perhaps inappropriate, but they repeated that if they were to cut oil, it would be like an atomic bomb on their economy. but nonetheless suggesting that there are some steps being taken in the right direction. what i do hear from a contact just about five minutes ago is that there may be another meeting led by ursula von der leyen and hoping to get this thing through the finish line in the next few days. a lot of this, it's the disappointment that the european union was not able to get this done before victory day and the g7 communique, they feel at this stage it is a battle for concessions over a package that has not been approved. a lot of this risks damaging the credibility of the institutions. tom: and i hear about joint

it is also viktor orban in hungry when it comes to the package and the banning of russian oil into europe. as all of that looking for an agreement around financing on this? is this a question of money? >> most probably. what he said is that this is too big of an issue to be resolved on a technical level. where going to have to make sure that our energy security is assured and that is going to take a lot of money. that is going to take a big conversation so it is likely that this will not get resolved until the eu leaders meet again at the end of the month. when they do, orban is happy to be is in the minority of one, are having a record of going into these meetings and pushing to get what he wants. he will not get everything he wants, he has such the price tag extremely high, and that is why the attempts at talks at a lower level to start. it was supposed to be a videoconference to try to work something out, there was supposed to be various levels of negotiations going on, but they have more or less stopped. there something going on at the back of the summit, but it is likely this will no

viktor orban said there's no point debating this, that it would only serve to showcase divisions in the e.u. but clearly, this issue of the oil ban, the lack of oil ban, dominates the agenda. the compromise in the proposal that has imploded perhaps is to allow the hungarians to continue to import on the pipeline. the issue is a say that is not enough. they also want to get exemptions on oil that is transported by vessel. all of this happening in the context of the war in ukraine at a meeting that is shaping up to be very intense. yousef: in terms of the chronology of events in the coming hours, what is going to be the headline moment where we might get a bit of progress or maybe even a breakthrough? maria: you know, that is a very good question because a lot of this, yes, we can talk about the politics but it's very technical. at 9:30 european time, we are looking at one hour, 30 minutes from now, european investors will meet again, convene, and talk about the technicalities of this package, now delayed by almost four weeks. once that is completed, european leaders will finally arrive h

orban to be the speaker. he's said that shows like tucker carlson should be broadcast 24/7. let's listen. >> translator: of course the grand old party has associates in the media, associated media, but they do not compete with the dominance of the liberal press. only my friend tucker carlson places himself on the line without wavering. his new program is the most watched. what does it mean? it means that programs like his should run day and night, as you say 24/7. >> this is not your father's cpac. this is weird stuff, carl. what do you make of it? >> it's horrifying. this is the kind of nonsense that we expect in eastern european countries that were blasted by the soviet union for years and years and years. or b orban is a classic sort of autocratic fascist. people like tucker carlson are participating in spreading that in the united states. there is no place for it. it has to be stopped. the idea of replacement theory is ridiculous. it's a made-up thing, and the fact that there are changes in our demography

viktor orban said that cpac his liberal democracy for the far-right autocracy to succeed in america. fox should broadcast technical and show 24 hours a day, seven days a week. you know what? i wouldn't be surprised if that one day happens. this is likely wouldn't surprise this week one addition to shamelessly and lawfully doubling down on replacement theory, took a carlson turn things up to 11 by first -- know ike the able to take a listen. >> you've heard a lot about the great replacement theory recently it's everywhere in the last two days, i'm not sure exactly what it is. >> but tucker carlson doesn't know what race replacement areas, happy try to hang that racist outrage around the neck of joe biden and other democrats, there's rules and logic don't applied in tucker's world, so that's what he did anyway. >> they bragged about it endlessly, talked about on cable news, constantly and they say out loud we're doing this because it helps us to win elections. that's not something you said winds, it's something they said again, again, again. and we think that's wrong, in case you doubt

hungary's authoritarian prime minister viktor orban has extended emergency powers citing the war in neighboring ukraine. the move grants orban's far-right nationalist government sweeping powers to enact policies without the input of the legislature. orban, who recently won a fourth term as prime minister, has been accused of turning hungary into a "ballot-box dictatorship." in afghanistan, at least 14 people were killed in a series of bomb attacks on wednesday. five people died and 22 others inred after a bomb exploded at a mosque during evening prayers in the capital kabul. meanwhile, in northern afghanistan, nine people were killed and 15 others injured in a series of blasts targeting minivans carrying minority shia muslims in the city of mazar-e-sharif. afghanistan's isis affiliate claimed responsibility for those attacks. the violence came as unicef warned some 1.1 million afghan children are expected to suffer from severe acute malnrition this year. thousands of people across the middle east have been hospitalized with respiratory problems after a massive sand storm settled over the region

tyler: you know, i have been very skeptical that viktor orban is obviously a friend of vladimir putin's. he is one of the most sympathetic european leaders to vladimir putin, that the extension to 2023 for hungry to be allowed to import may have some effect. so i'm more reticent than the bloomberg editor you just had on, but i am still somewhat hopeful we are going to get european unity on this, because the sanctions are so long in taking effect. they are long in taking effect, but they are taking so long to take effect. this is a war that is raging day and, day out in ukraine. mark's out of 10 as an effort that has a significant impact on vladimir putin's behavior? tyler: i would give it a four out of 10, may be, up to a six out of 10 if we go and prevent any insurers from ensuring russian vessels or vessels transporting russian crude. i think that would be a tremendous benefit. kailey: as for the actual implications for russia, the kremlin was saying this is going to hurt you up way more than it hurts us. what is your view on that? tyler: it will have some cost on europe, but remember

the keynote speaker, the recently re-elected prime minister, viktor orban, a far-right head of state accused of curbing media and judicial independence, enriching associates with public funds and recasting election laws to entrench his power. and if the selection of orban wasn't alarming enough, just wait until you hear what he said in his speech before that conference this morning, orban insisted, quote, progressive liberals, neomarxists, dazed by their woke dream, people financed by george soros and promoters of open societies want to annihilate the western way of life that you and us love so much. we must coordinate the movement of our troops as we face a big test. 2024 will be a decisive year, he said. joining our conversation, mark mckinnon, co-host of "the circus". kror brennan and rick stengel are still here. cpac is, in honor of you, a circus, but it's become something much darker. i used to go when i worked in the white house, and it was sort of a night for the nutty people who didn't always prevail in all the policy debates. it has now become america's leading autocratic fo

victor says hungry will never support extending sanctions to -- viktor orban says hungry will never support extending sanctions to russia. a russian billionaire reportedly in hiding after could sizing the war in ukraine. he told "the new york times" the day after his instagram post on the war, vladimir putin threatened to nationalize his bank. he ended up selling his 35% stake to another russian billionaire in what he called a fire sale. a warning from the imf, inflation may turn out to be even faster than global central bankers anticipate. the deputy managing director tells bloomberg the risk is rising that inflation excitations drift away from central-bank targets. he says the most important priority is to end the war in ukraine. coronavirus lockdowns and china are taking a significant toll on the country's economy. over the weekend, data showed both manufacturing and services activity plunged in april to their worst level in two years. exports and imports also with a formal lawsuit. the company could face hefty fines. apple says its contactless payment system helps consumers. global news

orban, as their keynote speaker. the conservative political action conference, a very important organization in the new republican maga party had viktor orban as their keynote speaker, an autocrat who has whittled away democracy in hungary. it is sickening, sickening to see that two weeks after the shooting in buffalo, republicans as prominent as donald trump and tucker carlson spoke at the same event as one of europe's most prominent white nationalists and authoritarians. it's a scary and other-worldly turn for one of america's two parties to take. i know not all republicans embrace the views of maga republicans. i know many of them support women's rights and embrace diversity and reject conspiracies like white replacement. i urge these republicans in the senate and the country to repudiate the maga wing taking over the g.o.p. i invite the voters to support democratic candidates as a protest against extremism so we as a nation can halt the dangerous rise of the hard right. this week all of us in the senate will have

orban the hungarian prime minister maybe will speak to camera positions become harder and it's harder within the context of that meeting to get a deal fully signed off. the european union is targeting three russian banks. one of those three russian state banks, broadcasters will be banned from the european airway, and another significant item on that sixth round of sanctions, senior military officers and other top level officials will be believed to be responsible for the alleged war crimes in bucha will also hit the sanctions list. it's a big raft of sanctions, but there's a lot of talk needed to get it over the line. >> nic, pope francis, he spoke with the leaders of the russian orthodox church. he told him to not become putin's altar boy. we also know, according to sources that the leader of the russian orthodox church is included in the eu's latest sanctions proposal. why include that figure? >> reporter: yeah, and there's been heavy pushback from the leadership of the russian orthodox church today as well on both those accounts. the reason being that the perception is and the wor

orban as their keynote speaker, who is an ally of vladimir putin. what does that say to you about where that conservative center of gravity is right now? and does it alarm you? >> it does. it's important to me as an american conservative that we put the american in conservatism, that we have reference to the american founding, to the ideals not always worked out in practice of that founding, and to the political institutions embodied in the constitution, the rule of law, the free market and civil society. when i see elements of the right look to european continental models of governance, i become very concerned. but precisely because there's an un-american this to them and that they look away from american traditions, american politics. that's where i think the future of conservatism ought to lie with the united states. >> that's where you think it ought to lie. but based on what you have seen right now with some of these more extremist forces, misinformation campaigns. you say in your book what a lot of conservatives will not say out loud that joe

this year, they held it in hungary, to celebrate viktor orban -- >> a right-wing anti-hypocrite president. >> absolutely. i mean, it is just shocking. a former president who was arguably promoting civil lords, we'll, members of congress and the texas delegation, all republicans have signed a letter, just this week, talking about an invasion from mexico, just days after that same sentiment, that very ideology of the great replacement theory motivated someone to kill, to execute a mass shooting in buffalo. mimicked after previous mass shootings in el paso, christchurch, as well as tree of life. we cannot take this for granted, and every time the republican party uses this language, it is dangerous, but it's also not accidental. and they have to stop acting like that. so doing consumption sides? you have resigned staten island. congressional district. mix republican and democrat. how do you convince potential republican voters that this is actually the thing they have to worry about? they may not like joe biden, it may not like things going on, but you have a republican party that is embraci

in hungary, prime minister viktor orbÁn delivered the keynote address today as the american conservative political action conference, or cpac, gets -- open its annual conference. the group chose budapest, hungary, for this year's gathering in order to pay homage to orbÁn, far right authoritarian who recently won a fourth term in office. he frequently references the same great replacement ideology cited by the white supremacist shooter who killed 10 people at a supermarket in buffalo last weekend. orbÁn railed against lgbtq+ movement and said u.s. conservatives should be prepared to fight over the next presidential election. >> progressive liberals, no marxists, people financed by george soros and promoters of open societies, they want to annihilate the western way of life that you and we love so much. we have to take back the stitutions in washington and brussels. we must find allies and e another and coordinate the movement of our troops as we face the big test. 2024 wilbe aecisive year. america also appearing thursday was fox news personality tucker carlsen, who praised orbÁn an a p

it also grants hungary a near-total exemption aft authoritarian prime minister viktor orban refused to cut back on russian oil imports. iran's military has seized a pair of greek oil tankers in the persian gulf. iran's revolutionary guards corps says it took the action after greece recently impounded an iranian tanker and confiscated its oil, reportedly at the request of the united states citing european union sanctions. this comes as talks between the biden administration and iran aimed at restoring the 2015 iran nuclear deal have stalled. in brazil, at least 91 people are confirmed dead with many more missing due to massive floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in the northeastern state of pernambuco. poor communities living in favelas in the city of recife were among the most impacted with landslides wiping away homes built on hillsides. similar disasters have been recently reported in the mountains of rio de janeiro and other regions of brazil as the country experiences more severe rainfall caused by the climate catastrophe. in mexico, hurricane agatha made landfall in the so

and they are there, and they're being feted and cheering with viktor orban. who is avowedly aspirational illiberal quasi-authoritarian leader. and it is so bizarre. it's like, call me a -- but i think america's better. i think the american model is better. and here are these conservatives that are bowing and scraping before the president of hungry. >> i mean, look, chris, it's also ironic because 100 years ago these arguments there making about how these people are coming from abroad and are less intellectually capable, and replacing the people who are real americans. we heard those arguments 100 years ago. and they were made about the ancestors of some of the people who are making the argument today. in the 1920s, we passed all these racist immigration laws that were targeting italians, jews, greeks, not just africans and asian. because supposedly, they were replacing the true northern european anglo-saxon americans, who were the only real american to exist in the country. and that you hear these -- descendants of the people targeted by that kind of hatred,

it really does remind me of what viktor orban is doing in hungary -- control the courts. the polls are doing it, too. they're in the good guy range right now because they're being so wonderful to the ukrainian refugees, but their government is in trouble, because they also could have control of the courts by getting rid of judges they don't like and so forth. so i do think the democrats are doing okay. i wish the justice department were a little more -- moved a little faster, because these cases are not going to get to court fast enough. mark elias is doing a fantastic job in almost every state and he's winning a lot of cases, which is going to make a difference. >> one of the things i've thought about a lot is for all the doomsayers, and a lot of people put me that that category to whey, democrats lost this fall. i don't look at the map that way. i look at what's happening in pennsylvania, wisconsin, ohio. i think there are places democrats could be competitive and possibly pick up senate seats. >> i agree. >> if you had a make a guess right now to races we're overlookin

hungary's prime minister viktor orban has previously said: "the oil and gas embargo would ruin us." and he also spoke to reporters ahead of today's meeting. now, we have the idea of embargo and sanctions on oil without answering the questions which he raises to the supply security. so, the whole situation we are and is a difficult one created by the commission and the responsibility of not having agreement today must be and will be on the shoulder of the commission. poland remains one of those calling for europe to cut russia off completely — its former foreign minister has responded to mr orban�*s position. hungary has a pipeline to the asiatic seed by which it can import oilfrom other asiatic seed by which it can import oil from other sources than asiatic seed by which it can import oilfrom other sources than russia. poland is actually more dependent on russian oil and gas than hungary but poland sees this issue to the security lens. we tend to think actually there but the government and the opposition that if putin conquers ukraine, we will be next. there is, orban is in some

when angela merkel was germany's leader, she had an opportunity to expel viktor orban's party from the broader coalition of european center right parties, of which her christian democrats were a part, and she didn't. i think one of the reasons that she appeased and soft pedaled orban was very similar to why germany, at least until recently, until this war, has been doing the same with russia. which is, there is big business in hungary. a lot of german companies have operations in hungary. it is part of its interior factory of eastern europe. it is economically, therefore, very important to germany. he used that to increasingly thumb his nose at and undermine the principles on which the european union is based. he's broken the spirit of it with his illiberal democracy. very, very fundamentally and without consequences. if there were ever going to be consequences, if the europeans were ever going to show they were more than just a talking club, that would be now. of course, the same applies to nato. which i think is absurd at this point, that hungary is a member of nato. but there is no