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ISTANBUL   Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday strongly reacted to criticism from his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin, who had called Hungary’s repeated Ukraine vetoes in the EU "outrageous" and urged Brussels to take action. In a post on X, Orban rebuked Martin for what he described as siding with "an empire instead of national sovereignty." "We Hungarians have always regarded Irish patriots as champions of freedom and national independence. For us, Ireland is a symbol of liberty