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Hungarian Opposition Accuses Orbán Of Inviting GRU Spies To Sway

6 articles | Updated 6d ago | Created Mar 07

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of inviting Russian military intelligence (GRU) operatives into Budapest to manipulate the upcoming April 12 parliamentary elections in Hungary.

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    Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of inviting agents from Russia's GRU military intelligence to influence the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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    Magyar described these actions as unprecedented and attributed them to a 'desperate' individual, claiming representatives had been in Budapest for several weeks prior to April 12th polls.
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    The allegations were reported by multiple sources including The Moscow Times on March 8th following statements made earlier that day or the previous evening.
[Mar 07, 19:54] Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of inviting agents from Russia's GRU military intelligence to influence the upcoming parliamentary elections.
[Mar 08, 23:56] (Source time) Magyar announced on Facebook that representatives had been in Budapest for several weeks prior to April polls and described Orbán's actions as unprecedented moves by a 'desperate' person.