The US convinces Orban to run for the position of UN Secretary General as a joint candidate with Russia and China. WSJ This material (information) is produced and distributed by the Bell Foreign Agent or relates to the activities of the Bell Foreign Agent. 18+ Donald Trump's administration is promoting former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the position of UN Secretary General, the "Wall Street Journal" writes, citing sources in three countries. According to the newspaper, the idea was proposed to Orban by the Americans themselves. He responded to her positively, but with reservations and is only ready to move forward if he is sure of victory. There is no final decision yet, and the announcement has been delayed until after the US midterm elections in early November. Orban himself refused to comment. A WSJ State Department source called Orban a "dream candidate" for MAGA conservatives. He is appreciated for his fight against immigration, liberal NGOs, courts and the press, and also for the fact that he knows how to use force in a hostile environment and is not afraid of the UN bureaucracy. Trump supported Orban in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in April, and Vice President J. Dee Vance came to campaign for him, but Fidesz lost to Peter Magyar's Tisa Party. Now Orban remains the leader of the opposition Fidesz. For Trump, this is a way to put his man at the head of the United Nations. Washington's relationship with the organization is already bad. In January, Trump withdrew the US from 66 international structures, including 31 UN bodies, and stopped funding them. That month, in Davos, he established his own international body for conflict resolution, the Peace Council, and chaired it himself. Orban was among the leaders who signed its charter. Russia and China, according to the WSJ, support the idea: in talks with US officials, their representatives agreed that the UN needs "someone like Orban". For Moscow, Orban's defeat in April was a big loss. In EU votes on sanctions and aid to Ukraine, he traded his veto power and defended energy ties with Russia.

The US convinces Orban to run for the position of UN Secretary General as a joint candidate with Russia and China. WSJ This material (information) is produced and distributed by the Bell Foreign Agent or relates to the activities of the Bell Foreign Agent. 18+ Donald Trump's administration is promoting former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the position of UN Secretary General, the "Wall Street Journal" writes, citing sources in three countries. According to the newspaper, the idea was proposed to Orban by the Americans themselves. He responded to her positively, but with reservations and is only ready to move forward if he is sure of victory. There is no final decision yet, and the announcement has been delayed until after the US midterm elections in early November. Orban himself refused to comment. A WSJ State Department source called Orban a "dream candidate" for MAGA conservatives. He is appreciated for his fight against immigration, liberal NGOs, courts and the press, and also for the fact that he knows how to use force in a hostile environment and is not afraid of the UN bureaucracy. Trump supported Orban in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in April, and Vice President J. Dee Vance came to campaign for him, but Fidesz lost to Peter Magyar's Tisa Party. Now Orban remains the leader of the opposition Fidesz. For Trump, this is a way to put his man at the head of the United Nations. Washington's relationship with the organization is already bad. In January, Trump withdrew the US from 66 international structures, including 31 UN bodies, and stopped funding them. That month, in Davos, he established his own international body for conflict resolution, the Peace Council, and chaired it himself. Orban was among the leaders who signed its charter. Russia and China, according to the WSJ, support the idea: in talks with US officials, their representatives agreed that the UN needs "someone like Orban". For Moscow, Orban's defeat in April was a big loss. In EU votes on sanctions and aid to Ukraine, he traded his veto power and defended energy ties with Russia.