US EditionHungarian minister shared EU confidential information with Russia for years, report claims
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó allegedly gave Russia real-time insight into EU discussions during meetings, while Russian intelligence plotted election interference including a fake assassination plan.
- An investigation by The Washington Post alleges that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó shared confidential details from EU Council meetings with Russia’s Sergei Lavrov over several years.
- The report claims Szijjártó would contact Moscow during meeting breaks to relay discussions among EU leaders and suggest possible responses.
- Donald Tusk said the allegations align with long-standing suspicions that allies of Hungary’s leadership have been passing information to Russia.
- Hungary has denied the claims, with Szijjártó calling the report false and politically motivated, arguing it aims to influence domestic politics ahead of elections involving Péter Magyar.
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Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has been leaking confidential information from key EU meetings to Moscow for years, according to a Washington Post investigation citing statements by a European official, Euronews reports.
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