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Hungary's Orbán to discuss nuclear project with Putin
By EUobserver
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán plans to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin on 1 February to discuss the Russian-backed project to expand a Hungarian nuclear power plant, Hungary's foreign minister said Thursday. The meeting comes as Nato, the US, and the EU try to manage the Russian military build-up at the Ukrainian border. The Paks nuclear plant's €12bn expansion is covered by a €10bn loan from a Russian state bank.