Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivered a combative speech on March 15, marking the anniversary of the 1848 revolution against Habsburg rule. Using rhetoric reminiscent of Hungary's darker historical periods,

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban pledged on Saturday to crack down on politicians and journalists who receive foreign funding and again ruled out EU membership for Ukraine, stepping up his campaign for elections due in a year.

In a conspiracy theory-laden address, which coincided with a national holiday commemorating Hungary’s 1848 revolution against Habsburg rule, Viktor Orbán told a group of several thousand select supporters that Hungary in the coming weeks will uproot media outlets and other organizations that have received funding from abroad,