Vance meets Hungarian Prime Minister Orban in Budapest

Vice President JD Vance met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on April 10, 2026, ahead of a regional diplomatic meeting on the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement. Vance and Orban share publicly stated political philosophies on immigration restriction and national sovereignty; the meeting was one of several between senior Trump administration officials and European populist leaders, drawing criticism from EU governments and NATO allies over the United States' alignment with Orban's government.