Orban's juggling act with Putin and Europe faces a key test

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Russia's war on Ukraine has come to symbolize the global conflict between autocracy and democracy, and the upcoming elections in Hungary, just days from now, stage that struggle. It is unclear whether right-wing populist Orbán's decade-long friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin will harm him at the polls, writes Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
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