Fidesz victory keeps extreme parties from definitive role: Hungarian PM
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Monday told an international news conference that his victory is a guarantee against either the far left or far right taking a definitive role in Hungarian politics.
Russia calls for deep reforms in Ukraine
Russia said Monday the latest developments in eastern Ukraine proved the necessity of a constitutional reform in that country and transforming it into a federation.
Hungary actively enhancing relations with China: PM
Hungary has been working hard in the past years to enhance ties with China, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a Monday international news conference in Budapest.
Estonian government holds banning Russian TV channels unreasonable
Banning Russian television channels and its programs in the Baltic region is not an effective way in the current Internet age, the Estonian Internal Security Service has stated.
Russia faces 'costs' if it further destabilizes Ukraine: Kerry
Any further Russian efforts to destabilize Ukraine will incur costs for Russia, US State Secretary John Kerry warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday.
UN chief 'deeply concerned' about situation in eastern Ukraine
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is "deeply concerned" about a fresh wave of unrest in eastern Ukraine and urged to "defuse tensions," a UN spokesman said Monday.
Donetsk next?
Pro-Russian activists, who seized the main administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, deploy a flag of the “Donetsk Republic” and hold a Russian flag on Monday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine PM accuses Russia over unrest
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk on Monday accused Russia of stirring up a fresh wave of unrest by fomenting separatist sentiment in eastern Ukraine.
Tatar population faces uncertainty in Crimea
As the world speculates on the political trajectory of the Crimea peninsular, the local indigenous population wonders how it will change the fate of their ethnicity.
Orban re-elected in Hungary
Hungarians handed Prime Minister Viktor Orban another four years in power, election results showed on Monday, while one in every five voters backed anti-Semitic right-wing Jobbik.