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Five months into the war in Ukraine and Europe is still looking fairly united against Putin’s war. However, there are a few European countries who are sympathetic to Russia; Serbia, Hungary and Belarus – in this video we explain why

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1 – https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2022/02/even-russias-european-allies-have-condemned-the-invasion-of-ukraine
2 – https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220309-brothers-forever-many-in-serbia-back-russia-amid-global-outcry
3 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-29/eu-rejected-by-serb-majority-as-poll-shows-putin-well-regarded#xj4y7vzkg
4 – https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/world/europe/ukraine-serbia-russia.html
5 – https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/06/30/the-war-is-forcing-russias-balkan-friends-to-recalibrate
6 – https://carnegieendowment.org/eurasiainsight/87303
7 – https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-vucic-gas-deal-russia/31873908.html
8 – https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/serbias-un-vote-against-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-decrypted/
9 – https://rs.n1info.com/english/news/vucic-serbia-under-pressure-over-kosovo-after-putin-statement/
10 – https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/briefing/putin-allies-hungary-serbia.html
11 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-03/putin-s-pre-war-allies-dominate-hungarian-and-serbian-elections
12 – https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/briefing/putin-allies-hungary-serbia.html
13 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-03/putin-s-pre-war-allies-dominate-hungarian-and-serbian-elections
14 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-03/putin-s-pre-war-allies-dominate-hungarian-and-serbian-elections

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  1. @sslpro871

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    Summary of the Hungarian section: while the title does not fit to Hungary as it condemned the invasion, supported all sanctions that are in effect, proviodes non-lethal support for Ukraine and supports refugees from Ukraine we still don't like Hungary as there is a democratic decay (which means they must be supporters of Putin, right?).
    Some facts to be straightened: Hungary only opposed the ban on fossil import on pipelines to landlocked countries as they have no supply alternatives. In support of the statement (not really) Croatia and Bulgaria imposed exorbitant additional fees on the transfer from alternative sources.
    I know that the financial support question (to Ukraine) will surface immediately, in which regard the Hungarian position was that it is substantaited but it should not be financed from loans and it's utilization should be carefully planned. Outrageous, I know, after pushing Hungary to accept the EC issuing bonds for the Recovery and Resilience Facility adding Hungary a share in this debt but excluding it from the financing.

  2. @user-go4ht6zh2x

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    what is now ? different mask but same system

  3. @semmitnemfogadel

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    As a Hungarian, I really expected the landlocked EU countries to say that we will sanction the Russians and supply landlocked countries with gas and oil from the west, south and north.

    But that's not what they said, let's give up Russian gas and oil and freeze and starve to death in solidarity……

    Our fellow EU members are very friendly, they can accuse, but not help.

    Ukraine is more important than anything else, since the farmlands there are already owned by the Americans and the Dutch.

    This was also revealed today.

    The Zelenskyi regime is a corrupt thief, they fall one after the other, the Ukrainians are shot dead for American interests.

    Hungary is not a Russian friend, but a Hungarian friend.

  4. @dekik.979

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    The headline is so misleading. These are the first Putin's alie countries not last 😂

  5. @kaiserfranzjoseph9311

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    There is strong support for stoping the support of Ukraine and the long term unstustainable sanctions on Russia in a lot of countries, its just that the government of most of them doesnt care. Here in austria for example most people want our country to stay neutral on the issue, but the parties in charge just dont care

  6. @clever_gamer1

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    No one cant hear that WE DONT SUPPORT RUSSIA WE SUPPORT PEACE

  7. @cazacujohn3673

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    Serbia, Hungary, Belarus, Austria and Bulgaria 🤝 Rusia

  8. @freedomwhenneeded

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    slovakia, hungary, greece, serbia, armenia, cyprus, bulgaria, and the unrecognised tranistria people majority support Russia. Russians were so oppressive that east europe loves them

  9. @Milan23_

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    RS HU RU <3 Stay strong!

  10. @godon8857

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    guys, we dont support ukraine with weapons and sanctions, but that doesnt mean that we hate them, we just want to stay neutral. Wouldnt you like to not let your own people starve or freeze to death? Orbán is just making the best he can out of this situatoin. i personally dont think that ukrain should get the whole worlds help for his fight, after all I dont see anybody go to help sudan and others, but if it isnt clear to everyone its a war between russa and the US.

  11. @endOffirst

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    Serbia is the best!

  12. @endOffirst

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    Black lives matters!

  13. @robertninic5555

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    It is not support of the Russian invasion – it is rather the opposition to defunct sanctions that hurt Europe more than anyone else.

  14. @Orthodoxm

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    You forgot Greece 🇬🇷❤️🇷🇺

  15. @elizabethnilsson1815

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    ONLY THE US and UK HAS REGIME !

  16. @arshadultra7175

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    Russia saved Europe from ottomans and Germany of ww2

  17. @frank24180011

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    Throw them out of Europe altogether.

  18. @joshuahawkenson9114

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    "The EU getting mad at Hungary for moving backwards on democracy"

    Can someone please tell me how many people directly voted for the President of the EU since we are talking about democracy. Last time checked, the people do not get to vote for the EU President.

  19. @ferencmori3114

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    As a Hungarian I'm deeply insulted when other Hungarians keep saying "we're a landlocked country and we don't have ports and other options…". Everyone knows deep inside that's bullshit. Yes, Hungary is a landlocked country but if the Hungarian government really represented the nation's interests, which they clearly don't, then they'd do everything they possibly can to cut down on Russian energy dependency just like Germany could do. Where there's a will, there's a way.

  20. @inertiol

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    As and italian i support russia

  21. @AleksandarStefanovic

    February 20, 2024 at 10:36 am

    I'm sad about the situation in Serbia, and it's very complicated history. While majority in Serbia justifiably doesn't want to join NATO, Serbia could benefit from joining EU, culturally and economically (which is a separate discussion itself). People in Serbia feel like they need to choose a side between the West and the East, instead of being realistic and looking after their own interests. Due to many factors, some fascinating situations occur, like people supporting Russia's attempt at invasion, with all the horrors of war and the loss of human life, the same people that are themselves the victims of the NATO bombing, and vividly remember hiding in basements while the bombs rained down the cities. And they're loving Russia more than Russians do, disregarding that a lot of people in Russia feel oppressed and want to leave. Propaganda that is served via television makes my grandmother ask whether the EU will apart soon, and whether we will switch the currency to Rubles (Serbia currently has its own currency, RSD). And the saddest thing is that bright, young people are leaving Serbia to live in Western and North Europe seeking better life conditions, so the country is left without young, talented, working people…

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Mark Carney 
https://www.weforum.org/stories/forum-in-focus/davos-2026-special-address-by-mark-carney-prime-minister-of-canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-putin-ukraine-canada-alliance-9.7393224 

Ursula von der Leyen
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/ov/SPEECH_26_1868 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8ezj7jylrzo 
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/29/is-von-der-leyens-associate-membership-for-canada-already-dead 

Leaks
https://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/28/7e64031a-06ef-4785-bc80-1c4a8868fb6c-document-2026_10_57.pdf 
https://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/30/EU-Canada-conclusions.pdf 

EU-Canada 
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-ca/about/history 
https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/canada/eu-canada-agreements_en 
https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-and-europe-want-to-reshape-the-global-order-but-whose-vision-will-prevail/ 
https://www.politico.eu/article/eib-european-investment-bank-sign-framework-deal-canada-critical-raw-materials/ 
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-canada-summit-montreal-shared-challenges/ 
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/02/11/safe-council-clears-path-for-financial-assistance-to-eight-member-states-and-concluding-the-canada-agreement/ 
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/eu-and-canada-to-seal-new-alliance-in-montreal-under-trumps-shadow 
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-and-canada-eye-golden-window-to-trump-proof-their-ties/

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European protests 2026
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/10/27/france-is-rioting-the-rest-of-europe-is-surprisingly-peaceful
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nobody-heard-us-why-gen-z-are-leading-protests-across-europe-2026-10-28/
https://www.dw.com/en/german-youth-plan-france-style-mass-protests/a-79727133
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/25/spanish-youths-storm-barcelona-as-violent-protests-sweep-eu/

European authorities investigate possible foreign influence
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/21/france-and-italy-blame-foreign-powers-for-riots-but-wheres-the-evidence
https://www.ft.com/content/d95609cd-1bb9-4995-937b-875277de3a42?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.firstpost.com/world/france-riots-paris-milan-violence-russia-link-hybrid-war-italy-defence-minister-guido-crosetto-14054501.html

The ‘Black Bloc’
https://www.ft.com/content/f97755f2-8b07-47bf-9c14-7963a701c9c3?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Spanish protests
https://www.elmundo.es/pais-vasco/2026/10/26/6adfa586e85ece80418b45bc.html
https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2026-10-26/que-es-blocus-la-etiqueta-en-redes-que-desato-los-disturbios-en-barcelona.html

FT: France and Britain are in thrall to pensioners (Sep 2025)
https://www.ft.com/content/d419bd2d-a6ba-44a5-a93a-1276f3e5d2d7?syn-25a6b1a6=1

TLDR Explainers
https://youtu.be/gdfHVfGHEJs?si=IedJe2eEHp5aR8XQ
https://youtu.be/d0C4JwBUlXw?si=orTvHNLgS6cegTSO
https://youtu.be/6Ilr4T6H9lY?si=edeTZ4aO9dXeT6Zq

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Apparently inspired by similar movements elsewhere, the Albanian protests are evolving. We explain the ongoing protests in Albania, why they’re escalating, and whether this could be the beginning of the end for Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

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Albania anti-government protests (Oct 2026)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-24/albanian-protests-turn-violent-as-calls-grow-for-pm-to-resign
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy4xjlpqgd3o
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/24/tensions-rise-in-albania-as-protesters-burn-symbolic-pillows-outside-prime-ministers-offic
https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/international/news/albania-students-burn-chairs-protest-edi-rama-office-tirana-139494521.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/fresh-protests-tirana-despite-new-measures-curb-unrest-2026-10-25/
https://albaniandailynews.com/news/police-arrests-10-more-suspects-after-violent-protests-in-tirana

Rama’s response:
https://balkaninsight.com/2026/10/20/albanian-pm-rama-steps-up-rhetoric-against-student-protesters/bi/
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/albania-plans-new-legal-measures-as-student-protests-continue/4100556
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/20/albanias-pm-edi-rama-blames-hybrid-war-for-fuelling-unrest-across-the-country

Albania’s Kushner resort ‘Flamingo Protests’ (June 2026):
https://youtu.be/pWa-aKVUmkE?si=8gvVFPyGWxQTCX_V
https://youtu.be/LE92ePNvrBA?si=QkEAJoxN3O8SJw83
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r2rdjv2n1o

2026 Serbian election:
https://youtu.be/Vy5Rh-f8dFg?si=DhPUqsDI2noP1J_x

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Student List program:
https://studenti.org.rs/en/plan/
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2105208664881557577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2105208664881557577%7Ctwgr%5E286dd96e36fbc96dbbcd3184e186b4f05377e279%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danas.rs%2Fvesti%2Fpolitika%2Fstudenti-o-sankcijama-rusiji%2F
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2055953192458834226

Election results:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/25/serbian-leader-aleksandar-vucic-concedes-defeat-in-fiercely-contested-parliamentary-election

Election report:
https://crta.rs/en/1215-high-turnout-photographing-ballots-the-most-common-irregularity/

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Allies left out:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/30/trump-nato-allies-left-out-01100310
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/us-meeting-in-poland-excluding-france-uk-baltic-risks-dividing-nato
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/britain-excluded-us-talks-nato-120655191.html
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-allies-push-back-against-us-led-nato-vip-club/

“Loyalty test” questionnaire:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/pentagon-quizzes-nato-allies-on-political-loyalty-documents-reveal
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/09/04/us-nato-europe-troops-survey-loyalty-survey/91595311007/

Threat perceptions:
Us on middle east/asia https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FP_20201210_indo_pacific_ohanlon.pdf
European threat perceptions:
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/europe-grappling-its-identity-well-russian-aggression
https://thediplomatinspain.com/en/2025/09/05/spain-and-the-sahel-security-at-stake-after-international-withdrawal/
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906473

NATO:
https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/text-of-speech-by-robert-gates-on-the-future-of-nato/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/trackers-and-data-visualizations/nato-defense-spending-tracker/
https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/operations-and-missions/nato-operations-and-missions
https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-comparison-detail.php?country1=norway&country2=denmark

Bits and bobs that don’t neatly fit into a category:
https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-forecast-and-surveys/economic-forecasts/spring-2025-economic-forecast-moderate-growth-amid-global-economic-uncertainty/economic-impact-higher-defence-spending_en
https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/11/07/emmanuel-macron-warns-europe-nato-is-becoming-brain-dead

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