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Orban accused of using Ukraine spy row in fight for political survival

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces accusations of involvement in a Ukraine-related espionage scandal ahead of the 2026 national elections.
The scandal arose when Ukraine's security agency apprehended two individuals suspected of conducting espionage activities on behalf of Hungary in the Transcarpathian region, which is home to a large ethnic Hungarian community.
The crisis has intensified tensions between Budapest and Kyiv, led to reciprocal diplomatic expulsions, and fueled opposition claims that Orbán uses the dispute to distract from domestic challenges.
Orbán's government expelled two Ukrainian diplomats, accused Kyiv of anti-Hungarian propaganda, and launched a consultative referendum aimed at opposing Ukraine's EU membership.
The situation deepens Hungary's diplomatic isolation within the EU, raises concerns over Orbán's pro-Russian stance, and could shape domestic governance and regional cooperation outcomes.

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Orban accused of using Ukraine spy row in fight for political survival

BUDAPEST — A spate of arrests, diplomatic expulsions and public humiliations has plunged relations between war-torn Ukraine and its prickly Nato neighbor Hungary to a new low.At the heart of the row ...

1 hour ago·United States

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Hungary's Orban accused of using Ukraine spy row in fight for political survival

Relations between war-torn Ukraine and its Nato neighbour Hungary plummet to a new low.

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After spying scandal erupts, Orban accuses Ukraine of meddling ...

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A large-scale anti-Ukrainian campaign has been launched in Hungary: the authorities accuse Ukrainians of espionage, crime, intentions to take away jobs from Hungarian farmers and subsidies throughout the country. Kiev is called the main threat to Budapest, an insidious enemy that even created the Hungarian opposition. In fact, this is the usual campaign tactic for Viktor Orban — to rally the population around an external enemy. However, until no…

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Ukrainian Smear Campaign Launched Against Hungary + Video

There is a clear Ukrainian intention and a Ukrainian discrediting action against Hungary using secret service means, said Tamás Menczer. According to him, this would not be such a big surprise, but at the same time he called it absurd and incomprehensible that the Ukrainians were looking for a Hungarian partner for this and found it in the person of the Tisza Party.

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