Russia Proposed Staging Assassination Attempt to Tilt Hungary Election
Key Takeaways
- Russia's foreign intelligence unit proposed staging an assassination attempt to tilt Hungary's election.
- Orban faced plummeting support amid his Moscow-friendly ties.
- Orban's Moscow ties give the Kremlin a strategic foothold inside NATO and the EU.
Russian Election Monitoring
The Washington Post reports that Russia's foreign intelligence service was actively monitoring Hungary's upcoming April election.
“Democracy Dies in Darkness By Catherine Belton BUDAPEST — In the run-up to Hungary’s pivotal election in April, a unit of Russia’s foreign intelligence service last month began sounding the alarm over plummeting public support for Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose friendly ties to Moscow have long given the Kremlin a strategic foothold inside NATO and the European Union”
This monitoring was due to concerns about declining public support for Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Orban's pro-Moscow stance has provided the Kremlin with significant influence within NATO and the European Union.
Russian intelligence units were sounding the alarm about Orban's plummeting popularity ahead of the pivotal election.
Moscow's strategic interest appears to be in maintaining its foothold in Hungary through continued Orban leadership.
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