Viktor has shown little regard for free will and autonomy when dealing in matters of life and death. He believes he is doing what is right and is generally benevolent, but uses ethically dubious methods to achieve desired results. In the non-canon novel Blood Enemy, Viktor and Marcus have a more positive relationship, with Marcus comforting Viktor over the recent murder of his wife and Viktor also betrothing Marcus's son to his daughter. In August 2022, Orbán was the opening speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas. [213] Domestic policy Viktor's continuing love for Sonja and grief over her loss later motivated him to spare and turn Selene. Viktor clearly views her as his surrogate daughter - a replacement for Sonja - though he takes careful steps to ensure she is completely loyal to him and his cause, starting by telling her that Lycans killed her family, causing her deep-rooted hatred of them.

In March 1999, after Russian objections were overruled, Hungary joined NATO along with the Czech Republic and Poland. [66] The Hungarian membership to NATO demanded its involvement in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's Kosovo crisis and modernization of its army. NATO membership also dealt a blow to the economy because of a trade embargo imposed on Yugoslavia. [67] Bout is thought to have been discharged from the Soviet Army upon its dissolution in 1991 with the rank of lieutenant colonel [ dubious – discuss], whereupon he started an air freight business. Other sources state he was a major in the GRU, an officer in the Soviet Air Forces, that he graduated from a Soviet military intelligence training program, or an operative of the KGB. [30] [31] [6] [10] In the 2018 Hungarian parliamentary election, the Fidesz– KDNP alliance was victorious and preserved its two-thirds majority, with Orbán remaining prime minister. Orbán and Fidesz campaigned primarily on the issues of immigration and foreign meddling, and the election outcome was seen as a victory for right-wing populism in Europe. [100] [101] [102] Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński with Orbán on 22 September 2017Relations between the Fidesz-led coalition government and the opposition worsened in the National Assembly, where the two seemed to have abandoned all attempts at consensus-seeking politics. The government pushed to swiftly replace the heads of key institutions (such as the Hungarian National Bank chairman, the Budapest City Chief Prosecutor and the Hungarian Radio) with partisan figures. Although the opposition resisted, for example by delaying their appointing of members of the supervising boards, the government ran the institutions without the stipulated number of directors. In a similar vein, Orbán failed to show up for question time in parliament for periods of up to 10 months. His statements such as, "The parliament works without opposition too..." also contributed to the image of arrogant and aggressive governance. [62] In his 2018 speech at the meeting of the Association of Cities with County Rights, Orbán said "We must state that we do not want to be diverse and do not want to be mixed: we do not want our own colour, traditions and national culture to be mixed with those of others. We do not want this. We do not want that at all. We do not want to be a diverse country." [164] [165] Russia called the Thai court decision in 2010 politically motivated. [78] [79] Russia's Foreign Ministry took steps to prevent Bout being extradited to the U.S. [24] Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov suggested that Bout was innocent. [24]

Mirror.co.uk (9 May 2006). "HAVE 200,000 AK47S FALLEN INTO THE HANDS OF IRAQ TERRORISTS?". mirror. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021 . Retrieved 15 June 2021. a b Schmidle, Nicholas (5 March 2012). "Disarming Viktor Bout - The real true story upon the life of Viktor Bout". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Viktor had conducted research on Zaun’s many accidents and came to the discovery that most of them were the result of human error, as opposed to being a result of mechanical failure. He offered his services to local businesses, developing inventions in the hopes of creating safer work environments. Most refused to work with him, but the Fredersen Chem-forge gave the young man a chance. Mentioned: Ahri, Alistar, Draven, Fizz, Hecarim, Irelia, Kalista, LeBlanc, Nidalee, Shen, Sivir, Thresh, Vi, Viktor Trivia [ ] In the middle of his studies, a major chem-spill devastated entire districts of Zaun, and Viktor returned home to help. These efforts included building an unintentionally sentient golem, whom Viktor named Blitzcrank, and together they saved many from the disaster. The two parted ways after failing to prevent more deaths resulting from the radioactive aftermath, and Viktor returned to Piltover. Though distraught at the loss of life, this experience enlightened Viktor to what could be done when fusing technology and human anatomy for the enhancement of the latter.Who is Viktor Bout? Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death" swapped for Brittney Griner". www.cbsnews.com. 8 December 2022. The dangers of the forest are not greater than those of the council. You [must] learn the dance of politics. To be ruthless and cunning. Corvinus Strain - Death Dealer - Vampire Elder - Cleaners - Blood Memories - Budapest Coven - Thasarine - Vampire-Lycan War The Hungarian government expressed support for Israel in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. On 13 October, Orbán stated "Israel has the right to defend itself" and "we will not allow sympathy rallies supporting terrorist organisations". [162] On 22 October, Fidesz parliamentary leader Máté Kocsis announced that the party will introduce a manifesto before the parliament condemning Hamas terrorism. [163] Nationalistic views

Kozlovsky, Vladimir) (2 April 2012). "Большой путаник: Виктор Бут перед приговором. Большой путаник. Вечером 5 апреля федеральный суд в Нью-Йорке вынесет вердикт по делу «торговца смертью» 45-летнего россиянина Виктора Бута. Оглашение приговора переносилось уже три раза. Подробности The New Times узнавал из первых рук"[A big mess: Viktor Bout before the verdict. A big mess. On the evening of April 5, a federal court in New York will issue a verdict in the case of the "merchant of death" 45-year-old Russian Viktor Bout. The announcement of the verdict has already been postponed three times. The New Times learned the details first-hand]. «Новое время» (newtimes.ru) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 April 2012 . Retrieved 27 September 2023. {{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) Alternate archive In June 2013, a co-conspirator of Bout's, U.S-Syrian citizen Richard Ammar Chichakli, was extradited to New York on charges that he conspired to buy aircraft in violation of economic sanctions. [95]Orbán was the Fidesz candidate for the parliamentary election in 2006. Fidesz and its new-old candidate failed again to gain a majority in this election, which initially put Orbán's future political career as the leader of Fidesz in question. [76] However, after fighting with the Socialist-Liberal coalition, Orbán's position resolidified, and he was elected president of Fidesz for yet another term in May 2007. [77] Sundance 2014: World Cinema Documentary Competition". Indiewire. indiewire.com. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 15 April 2016. In his second term as prime minister, he garnered controversy for his statements against liberal democracy, for proposing an "internet tax", and for his perceived corruption. [92] His second premiership has seen numerous protests against his government, including one in Budapest in November 2014 against the proposed "internet tax". [93] Orbán studied law at Eötvös Loránd University and political science at the University of Oxford before entering politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989. He headed the reformist student movement the Alliance of Young Democrats ( Fiatal Demokraták Szövetsége), the nascent Fidesz. Orbán became nationally known after giving a speech in 1989 in which he openly demanded that Soviet troops leave the country. After the end of communism in Hungary in 1989 and the country's transition to multiparty democracy the following year, he was elected to the National Assembly and led Fidesz's parliamentary caucus until 1993. Under his leadership, Fidesz rejected classical liberalism and created a national conservative platform for itself instead. [ citation needed] Brittney Griner: Russia frees US basketball star in swap with arms dealer Bout". BBC News. 8 December 2022 . Retrieved 8 December 2022.

Crowley, Michael; Barnes, Julian E.; Nechepurenko, Ivan (28 July 2022). "U.S. Offers to Swap Russian Arms Dealer for Griner". New York Times. Vol.171, no.59498. pp.A1, A6. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 28 July 2022.Despite this, Viktor seemed willing to forgive Sonja out of love for her and was prepared to make the Council release her. However, after she revealed she was pregnant with Lucian's child, Viktor was disgusted, even stating that he "regretted the day your Sonja's mother died to give you life". Viktor was even prepared to sentence Sonja to death for her subversion, not so much as glancing at her in the moments before her execution. However, during her execution, he was shown to have a privately anguished expression on his face, showing that killing her was devastating for him. He still mourns for Sonja centuries later and confirms that he loved her, but tells Selene that he viewed her death as being 'necessary' for the survival of the Vampires. Viktor never speaks of Sonja, with most Vampires ever even knowing she existed. Viktor perhaps did this to erase the 'Lycan taint' from his family name; however, it is also possible that her death was so painful for him, that Viktor couldn't bear to be reminded of her. Jason Ryan (17 February 2010). "New Charges Against 'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout". ABC News. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019 . Retrieved 13 February 2019. The indictment alleges that in 2004 "Bout and Chichakli took steps to form new aviation and other companies, and took specific steps to register these companies in the name of other individuals....the defendants, created and registered Samar Airlines, which purported to be a commercial airline and a passenger and cargo aircraft charter service based in the Republic of Tajikistan." Find sources: "Viktor Orbán"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( April 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Merchant of death: money, guns, planes, and the man who makes war possible". Douglas Farah, Stephen Braun. p. 164