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- The EU is boycotting a diplomatic meeting that was due to be hosted by Hungary.
- Josep Borrell, the EU's chief diplomat, moved the meeting to Brussels instead.
- Hungary's leader, Viktor Orbán, is notably warmer to Putin than many in Europe, leaving him isolated.
Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, is being condemned by the European Union because of his close ties to Russia.
Orbán was stripped of his right to host the EU's Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Budapest in August over his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.