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11. Jobbik, Hungary's far-right party, is supporting Putin on Ukraine and wants

Reply to Benton D Struckcheon (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2014, 02:54 PM

May 2014

Jobbik's Greater Hungarian irredentist claims can be found in pleas for cross-border ethnic self-determination. For example, the party demands "territorial autonomy" for the Székely Land in Romania and desires to make Transcarpathian Ukraine an independent Hungarian district.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobbik#Platform_and_ideology

Hungary’s Jobbik and Greece’s Golden Dawn are both invited to the Russian National Forum organised by a group with close ties to Putin to be held later this year.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123887

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After the Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire [View all] Benton D Struckcheon May 2014 OP

This Is My Leading Point In The Present Contretempts, Sir The Magistrate May 2014 #1

Yeah, I think the people reading from the RT script have no idea ... Benton D Struckcheon May 2014 #2

The rest of Europe may resemble the former Jugoslavia. hobbit709 May 2014 #3

That would have interesting consequences. Igel May 2014 #8

Yeah I read somewhere that Putin's overarching strategy is to weaken the EU, Benton D Struckcheon May 2014 #10

Looks to me like EU and NATO actions helped provoke this The Traveler May 2014 #4

+1000. nt. polly7 May 2014 #5

Got no problems with that POV. Benton D Struckcheon May 2014 #7

Good post 1000words May 2014 #9

+1,000 malaise May 2014 #12

Sounds like a real headache, all right. nt bemildred May 2014 #6

Jobbik, Hungary's far-right party, is supporting Putin on Ukraine and wants pampango May 2014 #11