Hungary and Russia struck 12-point plan for closer ties, documents show
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- Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is shifting Hungary's economic and political alignment towards Russia ahead of elections.
- Hungary and Russia signed a confidential 12-point plan in December to expand ties in energy, trade, culture, and other areas.
- The agreement, revealed by POLITICO, aims to deepen cooperation in nuclear fuel, education, and sports between the two nations.
- Orbán's political opponent is using this eastward turn as a campaign issue in the upcoming Hungarian election.