Likening himself to the mouse helping the lion in Aesop's fable, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Vladimir Putin during an October call he was willing to go to great lengths to assist the Russian president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/world/politics/orban-mouse-lion-call-putin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #hungary #viktororban #russia #vladimirputin
Orban offered to be ‘mouse’ aiding ‘lion’ in call with Putin

The relationship between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government and the Kremlin is coming under increasing scrutiny as Hungarians head to the polls this weekend.

The Japan Times