Former Estonian President on why Hungary should leave the EU – Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Is Hungary stretching the EU’s patience to its limit? Under prime minister Viktor Orbán’s leadership, it has exercised veto rights to block Ukrainian military aid and Russian sanctions, delayed the Nato accessions of Sweden and Finland and shrugged off EU asylum regulations. For the EU, Hungary is a diplomatic headache – and one that may be about to get worse. Do they have a place in the European Union? The Spectator’s editorial manager Lukas Degutis is joined by former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves to explain how Hungary has become a ’nuisance country’ and how concerned the EU should be with Hungary’s relationship to Russia. // SUBSCRIBE TO THE SPECTATOR Get 12 issues for £12, plus a free £20 John Lewis/Waitrose voucher https://www.spectator.co.uk/tvoffer // FREE PODCASTS FROM THE SPECTATOR Hear more from The Spectator's journalists on their podcasts, covering everything from the politics of the UK, US and China, to religion, literature, lifestyle and more. https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcasts/ // FOLLOW US   / spectator     / officialspectator     / the-spectator     / spectator1828     / thespectatormagazine