EU says reports that Hungary leaked information to Russia are 'greatly concerning'

European security officials reportedly said that the Hungarian foreign minister called his Russian counterpart during breaks in EU meetings to give 'direct reports on what was discussed.'

The global authoritarian right loves Orbán – and that could cost him in Hungary’s elections | Gellert Tamas

The PM is figurehead of the international rightwing movement but that has alienated his most loyal voter base “Viktor Orbán is a true friend, fighter, and WINNER, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election as Prime Minister of Hungary,” Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social last month. The US president followed up with a video message to far-right leaders meeting in Budapest, describing Orbán as a “fantastic guy”. Orbán, a long-term friend and ally of Trump, may need all the suppo...

By Gellert Tamas

NATO not surprised by reports Hungary may have leaked confidential information to Russia

NATO sources say reports of Hungary passing confidential information to Russia do not come as a surprise, though concerns over security persist.

By Iryna Kutielieva,Alona Mazurenko

“I had absolutely nothing to do with the wiretapping of Szijjártó" – investigative journalist tells Telex

Hungarian journalist Szabolcs Panyi, who wrote about the wiretapping of Péter Szijjártó, was wiretapped, and the pro-government media spun the story to make it seem like he had given the FM's phone number to a foreign intelligence service. Panyi told Telex that it is normal for a journalist specializing in national security to have sources in the intelligence services.

By Patakfalvi Dóra

Hungary election draws near amid claims of Russian links

Hungarian Prime Minister Vitkor Orbán is facing the toughest challenge yet to his 16 years in government ahead of a parliamentary election on 12 April.