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Hungarian Foreign Minister Offered EU Documents to Russia in Leaked Call Days Before Election

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Key Points
  • Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó offered to send EU documents about Ukraine's accession to Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov in leaked conversations.
  • The revelations come just days before Hungary's parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026, where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a tight race.
  • EU leaders have condemned the offer as "completely shocking" amid ongoing tensions over Hungary's relationship with Russia.

Newly leaked conversations between Hungarian and Russian officials have revealed that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó offered to send European Union documents about Ukraine's accession to his Russian counterpart Sergej Lavrov. " According to the leaked transcripts, Lavrov expressed interest in obtaining a document related to EU-Ukraine accession discussions, to which Szijjártó responded that he would send it immediately via the Hungarian embassy in Moscow. " The leaked conversations come amid a tight election campaign where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party faces opposition from the newly formed conservative Tisza party led by former Fidesz member Péter Magyar.

Meanwhile, Sweden is sending a delegation of eight parliamentarians as part of an OSCE mission to monitor the Hungarian elections.

I'll send it to you, no problem.

Péter Szijjártó, Hungarian Foreign Minister

completely shocking

Donald Tusk, Polish Prime Minister

Transparency

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