Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Hungary’s former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán always had a rocky relationship, intensified by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Both were accused of antagonizing the other through their energy policies, alliances, and even their election campaigns.

The Russo-Ukrainian war has been marked by mutual short-range missile and drone attacks, but Ukraine has struggled to gain a significant advantage in aerial warfare. In November of 2024, former President Biden approved the discretionary use of long-range missiles by Ukraine in the ongoing war against Russia. Since then, how have long-range missiles altered the nature of the war?