Now that Orbán Is No Longer Prime Minister, Zelensky Finally Restores the Druzhba Pipeline Flow of Russian Oil to Hungary

Now that Orbán Is No Longer Prime Minister, Zelensky Finally Restores the Druzhba Pipeline Flow of Russian Oil to Hungary

by | Apr 20, 2026 | Aggregate

Now that Orbán Is No Longer Prime Minister, Zelensky Finally Restores the Druzhba Pipeline Flow of Russian Oil to Hungary
April 20, 2026

As expected, the oil will flow again soon.

Conservative champion, former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the man Brussels loves to hate – and Kiev too.

Unlike the Globalist ‘leaders’ of the EU, Orbán rejected Ukraine’s membership in both the EU and NATO, and refused to send money for Kiev’s war effort.

This made him an enemy for Volodymyr Zelensky, who ridiculed him, called him fat, threatened to unleash his military on him, and finally, in the runup to the Hungarian elections, cut the flow of Russian oil passing through Ukrainian territory in the Druzhba pipeline.

And now that Péter Magyar won the election with a wide margin, to no one’s surprise, Zelensky announces that the pipeline will be opened in less than ten days.

Reuters reported:

“Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Monday that the ​damaged Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian oil to ‌Eastern European countries would be restored to operation by the end of April.

‘It will be ready ​to operate by the end of ​April’, Zelenskiy told a Ukrainian television interviewer.

The ⁠interview appeared to have been recorded before ​the broadcast, but it was not immediately ​clear when.”

But the new PM, Magyar, also called on Zelensky today to reopen the damaged pipeline as soon as it is functional.

Euronews reported:

“’He should not go down that street’, incoming Hungarian PM Péter Magyar said when asked about new potential Ukrainian demands to reopen the Druzhba pipeline. Brussels ready for Hungary to lift veto if oil flows resume.

Hungary’s newly elected prime minister Péter Magyar suggested a controversial pipeline carrying Russian oil through Ukraine should be resumed as Brussels sets the stage for Budapest to lift its veto over a crucial financial loan for Kyiv.

Reacting to reports suggesting oil supplies could be reinstated imminently by Ukraine in exchange for a €90 billion loan, currently blocked by outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, or faster progress in accession talks, Magyar played both down.

‘What I can say to the Ukrainian president — although we have not spoken — is that this is not a game. If the Druzhba pipeline is in a condition to carry oil, then it should be reopened as promised. We also call on Russia to supply oil into the pipeline. Without it, it cannot function’.”

Read more:

Trump Backs Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Ahead of Critical EU Election

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Five ActBlue Employees Plead the Fifth on 146 Questions During House Judiciary Depositions – EVERY Member of Legal & Compliance Was Fired, Quit, or on Extended Leave From Platform in 2025

Five ActBlue Employees Plead the Fifth on 146 Questions During House Judiciary Depositions – EVERY Member of Legal & Compliance Was Fired, Quit, or on Extended Leave From Platform in 2025

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Five ActBlue Employees Plead the Fifth on 146 Questions During House Judiciary Depositions – EVERY Member of Legal & Compliance Was Fired, Quit, or on Extended Leave From Platform in 2025

April 20, 2026

 

On Monday, The Gateway Pundit reported that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued ActBlue, the Democrat fundraising platform, for “deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations.”  This was following an internal investigation that “prove[d] that ActBlue continues to process gift card donations” without proving identification of the donor.

The same day, the House Judiciary Committee deposed five employees after subpoenas were issued to two employees in June 2025 by Reps. Jim Jordan, Bryan Steil, and James Comer.  The recent depositions included “top staff responsible for fraud prevention” and sought to “learn more about the platform’s acceptance of illegal donations – and the subsequent cover-up,” according to a post on X by the House Judiciary GOP.

The House Judiciary GOP account states that the five employees were asked 146 questions and that the ActBlue employees “refused to answer a single one, invoking their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination every time.”

The questions included:

  • Is there any reason you are unable to provide truthful answers to today’s questions?
  • Have ActBlue executives ever instructed you to allow more fraud on the platform or weaken ActBlue’s fraud-prevention defenses?
  • Have you ever been part of a conspiracy to launder foreign money into fraudulent donations for campaigns using ActBlue?
  • Did members of ActBlue’s legal and compliance teams leave ActBlue after the 2024 election because of the platform’s inability to prevent fraud during previous election cycles?

 

Entire Legal & Compliance Team Was Fired/Quit/On Leave Since Early 2025

The House Judiciary GOP also disclosed for the first time that ActBlue’s entire legal and compliance team was either fired, quit, or went on extended leave in early 2025.

In March 2025, the New York Times reported that “at least seven senior officials” had left the Democrat fundraising platform, noting in the article that Zain Ahmad “was the last remaining lawyer in the ActBlue general counsel’s office.”  He was reportedly on leave and “his access to email and other internal platforms had been cut off” and the messages he had on Slack had been deleted.

Former General Counsel Darrin Hurwitz left ActBlue in November 2024, according to the post, and received a “generous severance package” while promising to “cooperate with ActBlue…in connection with any current or future investigation” – including the House Judiciary’s investigation.

Aaron Ting replaced Hurwitz as the “head of legal,” moving up from an advisor to the fraud prevention team.  When offered the job full-time, he instead left ActBlue.

Ting’s resignation letter, “which ActBlue continues to improperly withhold from the Committees,” stated grave “concerns” about its “past practices for screening political donations from abroad and its past representations to Congress regarding foreign donations and related matters,” according to the House Judiciary GOP thread.

Following Ting’s departure, Ahmad was the only remaining lawyer at ActBlue, verifying the New York Times’ reporting.  An internal message alleging that Ahmad has been retaliated against for making a whistleblower claim has been withheld from the Committees as well.

In an image posted in the thread, it states, “in an incredibly alarming development this week, our only remaining Legal Counsel on staff posted in a Slack channel and alluded to possible violations of our Time Off and Leave Policy, Non-Retaliation Policy, and Whistleblower Protection Policy.  Their messages were swiftly deleted from the channel without acknowledgment.”

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One employee called this practice “sad,” “avoidable and preventable,” and noted that “historically, this hasn’t been the standard practice (we have receipts)” while stating, “Frankly, this looks like blatant retaliation, and people are noticing.”

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Subsequent messages suggest that Candace King, ActBlue’s top HR official, relented and allowed Ahmad access to his accounts “on one condition:  she could spy on Ahmad’s emails and keep the cover-up intact.”

 

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Following Ahmad going on extended leave, the Director of Compliance Eric Hoke “either quit…or was fired.”  Hoke had been at ActBlue for more than 12 years.  A week later, legal and compliance’s last staffer, a junior analyst, left the company.

The House Judiciary GOP concludes the thread by stating:

Add it all up, and the story is simple:

ActBlue accepted illegal foreign donations, misrepresented its fraud-prevention practices to Congress, and withheld documents responsive to the Committees’ subpoenas.

All three of those are federal crimes.

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Democrat Senator Mark Warner’s Daughter Dead at 36

Democrat Senator Mark Warner’s Daughter Dead at 36

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Democrat Senator Mark Warner’s Daughter Dead at 36
April 20, 2026

Democrat Senator Mark Warner’s daughter passed away.

She was only 36.

A statement from the Virginia Senator’s family revealed Warner’s daughter, Madison, died after a “decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes.”

“We are heartbroken beyond words by the passing of our beloved daughter … after a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues,” the statement read.

“She filled our lives with love and laughter, and her absence leaves an immeasurable void. We are grateful for the loving support of friends and family during this difficult time and ask for privacy as we navigate this profound loss,” they said.

Vice President JD Vance offered his condolences to the Warner family.

“Our prayers are with Sen. Warner, his daughter, and their whole family” Vance said.

“What a terrible loss at such a young age. May God comfort them,” he said.

NBC News reported:

Madison Warner, the daughter of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., died following a “decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues,” the lawmaker’s office said Monday.

The senator’s daughter kept a low profile and little is known about her personal life.

In 2019, Warner tweeted a BuzzFeed article about the challenges faced by people living with Type 1 diabetes in America.

“As the father of a daughter with Juvenile Diabetes, this just breaks my heart,” he added. “Congress and the pharmaceutical companies need to step up to make sure insulin is affordable and accessible for those who need it.”

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit Against ActBlue For “Deceiving Americans” by Accepting Foreign and Fraudulent Donations

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit Against ActBlue For “Deceiving Americans” by Accepting Foreign and Fraudulent Donations

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit Against ActBlue For “Deceiving Americans” by Accepting Foreign and Fraudulent Donations
April 20, 2026

The ActBlue fundraising scandal is heating up in the Lone Star State.

In October 2024, the Gateway Pundit reported that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for the Department of Justice to investigate the Democrat fundraising powerhouse for “circumstances surrounding highly suspicious campaign contributions made through political committee online contribution platforms.”

The state’s own investigation confirmed evidence showing that donations were being made in people’s names without their knowledge or consent.  This was in line with discoveries made by Peter Bernegger and reported by James O’Keefe regarding smurfing activities involving ActBlue.

Today, AG Paxton announced on X that he has filed a lawsuit against ActBlue “for deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations.”

In a press release, AG Paxton stated:

“The radical left has relied on ActBlue as a way to funnel foreign donations and dark money into their political campaigns to subvert our laws and compromise the integrity of our elections.  ActBlue lied to Congress and to the American people, and I will ensure justice is served.  It has blatantly ignored state law that prohibits deceptive practices, and it must pay for its illegal conduct.  Fair elections are the foundation of our democracy, and I will work to ensure no illegal campaign donation flies under the radar.”

The press release claims that an internal OAG investigation showed that ActBlue “lied about its donor vetting policies and its operations.”  The platform’s claims about its donation safeguards were misrepresented, according to reporting by the New York Times, citing ActBlue’s own outside counsel.  The OAG determined that these safeguards “are not consistently implemented.”

“For example, investigators from the Office of the Attorney General were able to prove that ActBlue continues to process gift card donations, despite the company’s representations that the opposite is true,” the press release states.  “ActBlue’s acceptance of gift cards and prepaid debit cards allows for fraudulent donations due to the lack of identification required.”

 

In August 2024, James O’Keefe published an exposé of Texans who were victims of this identity theft:

The Gateway Pundit has reported extensively on the ActBlue and WinRed smurfing activities that involve foreign donations as well as U.S. taxpayer funds being laundered back into the United States via these fundraising platforms.

In November 2024, Peter Bernegger, who led the team that discovered the smurfing among the two major fundraising platforms, joined the Why We Vote podcast to discuss how this scheme involves both foreign actors as well as U.S. taxpayer funds:

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WATCH: Animals Are Thriving on Contaminated Land in Chernobyl’s Radioactive Exclusion Zone

WATCH: Animals Are Thriving on Contaminated Land in Chernobyl’s Radioactive Exclusion Zone

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WATCH: Animals Are Thriving on Contaminated Land in Chernobyl’s Radioactive Exclusion Zone
April 20, 2026

Wild Horses roam freely around the exclusion zone

Nature is more resilient than we imagine.

The world was shaken to the core forty years ago, on April 26, 1986, when an explosion in reactor number 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant that destroyed the reactor core and ignited a graphite fire.

The worst nuclear disaster in history unfolded.

A massive plume of radioactive material was released into the atmosphere, contaminating large areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, with fallout spreading across much of Europe.

Aerial view of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant aftermath, showcasing the damaged reactor and surrounding structures following the catastrophic 1986 disaster.
Photo was taken from a helicopter several months after the explosion – photo by IAEA/Wiki Commons

But today, four decades later, on contaminated land that is still too dangerous for human life, a variety of animals have returned to the exclusion zone.

Watch: blue dogs in Chernobyl – it’s actually not radiation, but a dye used in portable toilets.

Volunteers in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have discovered packs of dogs with bright blue fur, Daily Mail reports.

According to researchers, the animals appear healthy and active despite their unusual coloration.…

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Associated Press reported:

“Across the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Przewalski’s horses — stocky, sand-colored and almost toy-like in appearance — graze in a radioactive landscape larger than Luxembourg.

[…] Four decades on, Chernobyl — which is transliterated as ‘Chornobyl’ in Ukraine — remains too dangerous for humans. But the wildlife has moved back in.”

Pack of wild dogs scavenging in a muddy landscape, with remains of prey visible nearby.
Pack of wolves in Chernobyl

“Wolves now prowl the vast no-man’s-land spanning Ukraine and Belarus, and brown bears have returned after more than a century. Populations of lynx, moose, red deer and even free-roaming packs of dogs have rebounded.”

Watch: the variety of thriving animals in Chernobyl.

Read more:

Here Come the ‘Super Pigs’: Wild Crossbreed Boars Are Spreading Out of Control, Down From Canada to Northern US

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