The Russo-Hungarian bond: exploring the patron-client relationship patterns in the energy field
Journal: DSpace repository (University of Tartu)
Year: 2020

Since Viktor Orbán came back to power as Hungary’s Prime Minister in 2010, his policies have caused a lot of indignation across the Western media and governments (Ash 2019; Horowitz and Karasz 2018; Lehotai 2020). Within the context of democratic backsliding, a rapprochement with Putin’s Russia is perceived to be suspicious (Janjevic 2018). Orbán’s growing interest in Russia since 2010 was particularly puzzling due to his anti-Russian stance in the past. The U-turn initially kick-started from an