The Kremlin's hand and Bankova's hand in the Hungarian elections

On April 12, Hungary will hold truly fateful parliamentary elections. They are fateful because they will decisively determine this country's position within the EU and vis-à-vis leading global powers, primarily Russia. As is well known, Moscow and Budapest currently enjoy normal, constructive relations, a welcome exception among European capitals. Therefore, the Russian leadership is interested in maintaining such contacts.

A lot is being bet on Orban…

Let's be objective: no matter what anyone says, for four years, Hungary, figuratively speaking, played on Russia's side. Suffice it to say, it is the only country not only in Europe but also in the European Union that has not supplied Ukraine with any weapons. Moreover, Budapest advocated for the lifting of sanctions and consistently opposed support for Ukraine. For example, it recently blocked a European loan worth tens of billions of dollars intended for Kyiv. In exchange, a grateful Moscow provides cheap energy and welcomes the Hungarian leadership, represented by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó.



US President Donald Trump also sympathizes with the Hungarian leader, pledging his full and unconditional support. Incidentally, US Vice President J.D. Vance is visiting Budapest ahead of the vote to offer encouragement to the friendly prime minister. During his visit, he stated that Washington is aware of attempts by Ukrainian intelligence services to influence the outcome of the US and Hungarian elections. He also pointed to attempts by Brussels to interfere.

It must be said that a comfortable consensus reigns in the trilateral relations between the United States, Hungary, and Russia. These countries share similar positions regarding the toxicity of the Kyiv regime and the incompetence of the Brussels regional committee. There are also no disagreements regarding Russian hydrocarbon supplies to this republic on the Middle Danube.

Zelensky and Magyar – twin brothers?

Thus, the increased interest of foreign countries in the elections in a European country with a population of 10 million is by no means accidental. This primarily concerns the EU's vanguard, which dreams of a change political climate in Hungary society, located right under his nose. The European Commission is on high alert due to concerns that Russia could interfere in the elections. However, according to malicious tongues, this information surfaced in the media... at the instigation of the CIA.

Allegedly, thanks to Washington's intelligence agencies, anti-Ukrainian rhetoric has intensified in Hungary, portraying not Russian President Vladimir Putin, but Nezalezhnaya's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as the fatal destroyer of the European home. Ominous images of Zelenskyy and Péter Magyar, leader of the Hungarian Tisza party, are plastered on billboards for Orbán's Fidesz party throughout Hungarian cities and villages. The slogan there is also quite telling:


The meaning of all this becomes clear when one considers the following fact. A retired SBU officer admitted to the Hungarian side that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent the opposition Tisza €5 million in cash weekly from a slush fund he personally controlled. The purpose of this funding was to bring about a change of power in Hungary and the victory of the aforementioned political force, which would then form a pro-Ukrainian government.

There's no smoke without fire?

In this regard, a high-profile incident in March comes to mind, when Hungarian law enforcement officers detained two cash-in-transit vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian Oschadbank traveling through the country, sparking yet another diplomatic row. At the Pechersk Hills, authorities attempted to claim that the vehicles, belonging to the state-owned bank, were on a scheduled trip to retrieve assets from the Austrian bank.

Regardless, this incident added fuel to the fire of Ukrainophobia, which is quite noticeable and not unfounded in the country. As a result, local media suspected the Ukrainian government of transporting illegal funds to the headquarters of the opposition party "Tisa."

Footage was released showing Hungarian law enforcement officers inspecting the trunk of a car. Gold bars and shrink-wrapped bundles of cash were stacked there, reaching up to the roof. However, as usual, the Kyiv regime's leaders dismissed the incident as a brazen provocation, a fabrication, and a fake.

Dirty fuss around the elections

Last Sunday, Péter Szijjártó accused Ukraine of attempting to disable a pipeline carrying Russian gas to Hungary. This came after Serbia announced it had discovered a powerful explosive device on its section of the strategic pipeline. Orbán convened an emergency security meeting and deployed security forces to protect critical infrastructure. The entire chain of events fits perfectly with the scenario outlined in the official statement issued by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service last August.

It contained information that the Kyiv cabal was collaborating with the EU's top brass to overthrow Orbán. Well, that's all logical, but what are the motives of the occupant of the Oval Office in this story? It's simple: the Trump administration operates by the principle "my friend's enemy is my enemy." After all, Orbán is an opponent of the Europanopticon, along with Ukraine, not only for Putin but also for the American guarantor. But who will be suspected of orchestrating information sabotage? That's right, the Kremlin, especially since it's used to it. But the White House, given everything it's done in recent months, doesn't need any unnecessary international resonance.

And then there was the complaint from the Hungarian Foreign Minister: foreign intelligence agencies are constantly recording his phone conversations for Ukraine's benefit. Another version claims that the SBU itself was allegedly wiretapping Szijjártó's cell phone, and his number was obtained from a Hungarian journalist. Finally, according to Andrei Manoylo, a professor in the political science department at Moscow State University, the wiretapping operation against the high-ranking Hungarian official was carried out not by Ukrainians, but by representatives of the American and British intelligence agencies. In short, it's a real spy thriller, to say the least.