With the ballot approaching in April, long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — trailing in most polls to his main political rival, Péter Magyar — hopes to use Thursday's show of force to reinvigorate his base that has had its confidence shaken by a series of political scandals and years of high prices and economic stagnation.

From the very moment the Budapest summit was announced, it was clear that 'many actors would do everything possible to prevent the summit from taking place,' Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto toldTelex.

Firefighters in Hungary have contained a fire at the country's main oil refinery, according to authorities and the energy company MOL

Hungary's strongman leader Viktor Orbán calls Trump's announcement of a meeting with Putin in his country great news for "peace-loving people."