The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Since 2022: Security Concerns, Political Turns, and Populism
Journal: Palgrave studies in presidential politics.
Year: 2025

The chapter focuses on Central Europe during the Russian-Ukrainian war, which started in February 2022. After the beginning of the war, the countries of the region supported Ukraine, with the exception of Hungary, whose Prime Minister Viktor OrbánOrbán, Viktor continued a pro-Russian course. President Katalin NovákNovák, Katalin did not actively influence Hungarian foreign policy. In Czechia, there were disagreements between the pro-Western government of Petr FialaFiala, Petr and the pro-Russian