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Front pages of the liberal weekly HVG very often reflect the spirit of the times in Hungary. On the cover of its January 13 edition, the magazine depicts Prime Minister Viktor Orban as Vladimir Putin’s lackey, shining the Kremlin master’s shoes, transformed into tanks. This Tuesday in Moscow, the bilateral meeting bringing together the two strong leaders, while the threat of an invasion of Ukraine hovers, symbolizes the Russian-Magyar rapprochement for a decade.
