The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, stated on Sunday, March 22, that a press report suggesting the Hungarian foreign minister frequently called his Russian counterpart to inform him during EU summits “should not surprise anyone”, writes POLITICO.
“We have long had suspicions in this regard”, Tusk wrote on social network X. “This is also why I only speak when it is strictly necessary and only say as much as is necessary.”
The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing an anonymous European security official, that the Hungarian foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, would have made regular phone calls during breaks from EU summits to relay to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, “real-time information about the discussions held” and possible solutions.
Szijjártó denied the allegations in a post on X, on Sunday, branding them as “fake news”.
His statement came in response to a post on X by the foreign minister and deputy prime minister of Poland, Radosław Sikorski, who was referring to the information from The Washington Post. “This would explain a lot, Péter. @FM_Szijjarto”, Sikorski wrote.
“Fake news, as usual”, Szijjártó replied. “You tell lies to support the Tisza Party to install a pro-war puppet government in Hungary. You will not succeed!”
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