(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The electoral defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has shifted momentum in Ukraine’s favour and demonstrated that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is losing control over his allies, a senior Western military analyst has said. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges (Retired), former commanding general of the United States Army Europe, told Times Radio’s Frontline programme that Russian influence across its neighbouring states was visibly declining. “Russian influence is just not what it was,” Lieutenant General Hodges said. “That footprint.” He noted that countries which Russia had supported in the past were now receiving no assistance. Venezuela, Armenia and Syria had all…