Hungary has reportedly been sharing sensitive information from European Union meetings directly with Russia for years, according to an investigation by The Washington Post cited by multiple news outlets. The allegations claim that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó regularly called his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov during breaks in EU meetings to provide "direct reports" on what had been discussed.
According to the reports, these communications effectively allowed Moscow to "sit at the table" at every EU meeting in recent years. The Washington Post investigation, which cites multiple security sources, alleges that Hungary has been mediating information from sensitive EU conversations directly to Russia over an extended period.
Péter Szijjártó has reportedly made 16 official visits to Moscow since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The Hungarian foreign minister has not commented on the allegations from The Washington Post. The reports suggest this information-sharing practice has been ongoing for years, potentially compromising EU security and diplomatic discussions.