The Kremlin is interfering in the elections in Hungary

Russia is trying to influence parliamentary elections in Hungary

Russia may be trying to influence the parliamentary elections in Hungary, to help the Prime Minister To Viktor Orban to retain power. This was reported by the newspaper VSquare.

According to the investigation, the team associated with Russia, is already in the Budapest and can work to influence the election campaign.

The operation is allegedly coordinated by Kiriyenko

According to journalists, the operation is controlled by the first deputy head of the Russian presidential administration Sergey Kiriyenko.

The investigation notes that he was previously allegedly involved in influence operations during the elections in Moldova, The latter included disinformation campaigns, bot networks and discrediting political opponents.

The team can work from the Russian Embassy

According to the sources, the plan envisages deploying specialists in social media manipulation on the territory of Embassies of Russia in Budapest.

There are approximately three persons who can act on behalf of GRU and obtain diplomatic or service passports.

Western intelligence services monitor the activities of

According to investigators, representatives of this group arrived in Budapest several weeks ago.

Their identities have allegedly already been established by Western intelligence services. They are reportedly in active contact with people associated with the Orban government's election campaign.