With war over the border, young Hungarians scorn Orban's Russian ties

Activists campaign in support of opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay in Szeged, Hungary, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has never made any secret of his desire for warm ties with Russia and President Vladimir Putin.

But five weeks before the toughest election the 58-year-old has faced in his 12 years in power, that friendship looks likely to cost him votes among young people upset at Putin's war on Hungary's neighbour Ukraine.