{"id":107163,"date":"2026-03-23T06:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/the-hungarian-foreign-minister-regularly-informed-his-russian-counterpart-about-the-discussions-in-the-eu\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T06:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:28:14","slug":"the-hungarian-foreign-minister-regularly-informed-his-russian-counterpart-about-the-discussions-in-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/the-hungarian-foreign-minister-regularly-informed-his-russian-counterpart-about-the-discussions-in-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hungarian Foreign Minister regularly informed his Russian counterpart about the discussions in the EU."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Hungarian Foreign Minister, P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, is said to have regularly passed sensitive information to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, including details from European Union meetings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to The Washington Post, which cites a European security official, Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 would frequently call Lavrov during breaks in EU Council meetings, providing him with &#8220;real-time&#8221; reports on the topics discussed and possible decisions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>&#8220;Through these calls, at every EU meeting, year after year, Moscow was practically present at the discussion table&#8221;<\/i>, the cited source stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The information suggests that the government led by Viktor Orb\u00e1n has, over time, provided valuable access for Russia to sensitive discussions within the European Union. This would have been achieved both through officials and by Russian hackers infiltrating the computer networks of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The claims are supported by several current and former European officials, including Ferenc Fress, the former head of cyber security in Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>Reactions were not slow in coming. The opposition leader, P\u00e9ter Magyar, launched harsh accusations, branding Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 as a &#8220;traitor&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Details, <a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/stiri-externe\/europa\/ministrul-de-externe-al-ungariei-l-a-informat-in-2516991.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hungarian Foreign Minister, P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, is said to have regularly passed sensitive information to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, including details from European Union meetings. 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