A leaked phone conversation between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed the Hungarian leader's strong expressions of loyalty and support for the Russian president. According to reports from Bloomberg, the phone call took place on October 17, with Orbán reportedly telling Putin that their friendship had reached such a level that he could help in any way possible. Orbán allegedly promised to do practically everything for the Russian president and offered his full support.
To emphasize his loyalty, Orbán reportedly compared the situation to a popular Hungarian fable where a mouse helps a trapped lion, with Orbán casting himself as the mouse and Putin as the lion. The content of the conversation had not been publicly disclosed until the recent leak. The two leaders reportedly met in Moscow in November, approximately one month after the phone conversation took place.
their friendship had reached such a level that he could help in any way possible
he could help in any way possible
Orbán allegedly promised to do practically everything for the Russian president and offered his full support
compared the situation to a popular Hungarian fable where a mouse helps a trapped lion, with Orbán casting himself as the mouse and Putin as the lion