Orbán's top opponent says Hungary's alleged Russian backchannel 'treason' to be investigated - AP News

Orbán's top opponent says Hungary's alleged Russian backchannel 'treason' to be investigated  AP News

Hungarian election candidate accuses ruling party of ‘treason’ over alleged EU leak to Russia

Péter Magyar, who is leading in polls, says Orbán’s government is ‘betraying Hungarian and European interests’ Europe live – latest updates The candidate leading the polls in Hungary’s upcoming elections has said the alleged sharing of confidential EU information between Budapest and Moscow should be investigated as possible “treason”, while the European Commission has called for “clarifications” over the alleged leaks. Péter Magyar, a conservative anti-corruption campaigner, who is mountin...

By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Flora Garamvolgyi in Budapest

EU 'deeply concerned' by reports Hungary leaked negotiation details to Russia

The European Commission said on Monday it was “greatly concerned” by reports Hungary’s foreign minister shared sensitive EU negotiation details with Russia. The Washington Post cited officials saying Peter Szijjarto briefed Sergei Lavrov during meetings. Szijjarto dismissed the report as “fake news” and “senseless conspiracy theories”.

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EU Expresses Concern About Claims That Hungarian FM Shared Info With Russia

The Washington Post reported this weekend that Szijjártó regularly called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during breaks in EU meetings to give "direct reports on what was discussed" and suggest possible courses of action.

European Commission expects clarification from Hungary regarding possible information leaks to Russia

Amid media reports that Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto allegedly shared details of discussions from EU ministerial meetings with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, the European Commission has expressed concern and requested explanations from Budapest.