Poland's Prime Minister dismisses Hungarian leaks to Moscow as expected intelligence sharing
Polish Foreign Policy and Security Commissioner Donald Tusk stated on Sunday that there is no surprise regarding reports alleging Hungary shares details of EU Council meetings directly with the Kremlin, describing such actions by Viktor Orbán officials merely as a known fact rather than an unexpected development.
Key Points
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1Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that allegations of Hungarian officials briefing Moscow on EU summit details should not come as a surprise.
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2Tusk confirmed he has had long-standing suspicions regarding Hungary's regular communication with Russia during European Council meetings, leading him to remain quiet about the topic previously.
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3A media report alleges Budapest regularly provides detailed information from every part of its discussions in Brussels directly to Moscow.
Developments
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed skepticism regarding media reports alleging Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó regularly called his Russian counterpart to brief him during EU summits. Meanwhile, The Washington Post reported unverified claims of a potential SVR assassination attempt against Viktor Orbán and noted that the allegations were denied by both officials on social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook as "fake news."