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Ukraine: The Latest

‘Disaster’ for Putin as Orbán ousted in Hungarian election landslide

Ukraine: The Latest

Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley

Documentary, History, Jets, News, Tanks, Russians, Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia, War, Vladimir Putin, Guns, Ukraine, Army, Daily News, Russia-ukraine Conflict, Society & Culture

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Day 1,509.

Today, as Ukraine and the wider world react to the apparent rejection of Viktor Orbán’s model of “illiberal democracy” in Hungary, we ask: who is Péter Magyar, and what does his rise mean for Hungarian politics and Europe? As Hungarians confront a potential new political era, we examine whether real change is coming in Budapest – and how the European Union will handle the unresolved вопрос of the €90 billion loan for Ukraine. We also assess how much fighting actually paused during the Orthodox Easter ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine, and ask whether Vladimir Putin is ultimately a winner or loser from the recent global attacks on oil infrastructure.


Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

James Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.


NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest  


CONTENT REFERENCED:

Orban ousted in Hungarian election landslide (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/12/orban-concedes-defeat-hungarian-election/ 


How Orban’s ousting in Hungary undermines Putin (James Crisp in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/13/orbans-ousting-hungary-undermines-putin/ 


What it’s like to be hunted by drones in Ukraine (Antonia Langford in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/13/what-its-like-to-be-hunted-by-drones-in-ukraine/


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https://www.tickettailor.com/events/supportukraine/2051898 


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Transcript

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0:00.0

The Telegraph. I'm Don Nichols and this is Ukraine the latest. Today, as Ukraine and the world reacts to

0:15.0

the overwhelming rejection of Viktor Orban's illiberal democracy, we ask first, who is Peter Maggi?

0:21.9

Then, as Hungarians meet the new boss, will he be the same as the old boss? And if they're not to be

0:26.5

fooled again, how will the EU approach the tricky, unsolved issue of the 90 billion euro loan

0:32.2

for Ukraine? We examine how much fire actually ceased over the Orthodox Easter weekend,

0:37.4

and we assess whether Putin is a net winner or loser from the global attacks on oil infrastructure.

0:43.4

And later, we have an audio postcard from our Europe editor, James Crisp, on the ground in Budapest.

0:50.1

Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory.

1:00.0

The Russia does not want peace.

1:01.0

First, we're fighting with our help for the Ukraine,

1:05.0

also our freedom and our European wreatter.

1:10.0

If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours.

1:14.3

We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years.

1:19.3

We can't as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine.

1:23.9

Nobody's going to break us. We're strong. We're Ukrainians.

1:29.3

It's Monday the 13th of April, four years and 48 days since the full-scale invasion began. And today I'm joined by my colleague Francis Dernley and the Telegraph's Europe editor, James Crisp.

1:41.7

So the big news over the weekend, obviously, was the end of Victor Orban,

1:46.1

16 years of his self-described illiberal democracy. President Zelensky congratulated Hungary's

1:52.2

opposition leader on his historic election victories, saying, I congratulate Peter Magyar and the

1:57.8

Teja Party on their convincing victory. It's important when a constructive approach prevails.

2:02.9

Ukraine has always sought good neighbourly relations with everyone in Europe,

2:07.1

and we are ready to develop cooperation with Hungary.

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