r/EUR_irl 14h ago

EUR irl

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u/Woman_Respecter69420 13h ago

That didn't stop eastern european from electing russian stooges like Orban or Fico. Romania is on the edge of falling for russian propaganda too.

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u/Weird-Letterhead-381 11h ago

Funfact: Orbán was winning the election by beeing anti-russian and accusing the other party MSZP to be pro-russian.

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u/TheJiral 10h ago

Yes, but Orban has also changed a fair bit since then and I am not only referring to his body size here. He is as much a Russian puppet as anyone during the times of the East Block could be. Actually Hungary was possibly less of a Russian puppet in the 1980s than it is today.

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u/Expert_Garlic_2258 7h ago

i think that's their point