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Moscow: US Poured Millions Into Hungarian Opposition Trying to Topple PM Orban
Moscow: US Poured Millions Into Hungarian Opposition Trying to Topple PM Orban
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Budapest repeatedly raised its voice against anti-Russia sanctions, stressing that Hungary won't support any measures which damage its economy. 23.10.2022, Sputnik International
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Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Washington had fueled the movement against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, since the US doesn't consider the country obedient enough.According to the report, the foundation, created just before the February elections, enjoyed close ties with the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). The report also suggested that Action for Democracy is connected to Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros, who funds Open Society Foundations, banned by Hungary several years ago.Zakharova also reminded that the EU leadership was also discontent with Budapest's independent stance, threatening Hungary with fines and sanctions, while calling it an "electoral autocracy" for refusing to follow orders from Brussels.Hungary has staunchly opposed the EU sanctions against Russia. Budapest has repeatedly warned that Brussels' decision to send military aid to Kiev amid the Russian special military op there and to impose restrictions against Moscow will result in a major economic collapse of the bloc.The sanctions, backed by the US, Britain, and the EU, exacerbated fuel market issues, resulting in a major energy crisis across Europe, with record-high inflation and skyrocketing cost of living.
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Moscow: US Poured Millions Into Hungarian Opposition Trying to Topple PM Orban
Budapest repeatedly raised its voice against anti-Russia sanctions, stressing that Hungary won't support any measures which damage its economy.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Washington had fueled the movement against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, since the US doesn't consider the country obedient enough.
"Now, it turns out that the opposition in Budapest was also financed. The Hungarian [newspaper] Magyar Nemzet published an investigation into the funding of the liberal-left coalition of opponents of [Prime Minister] Viktor Orban by the American NGO Action for Democracy. The investigators and special services will probe all the circumstances of the attempts of foreign meddling in the political life of the country, but it is already obvious that the bill approaches millions of dollars," Zakharova said.
According to the report, the foundation, created just before the February elections, enjoyed close ties with the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). The report also suggested that Action for Democracy is
connected to Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros, who funds Open Society Foundations, banned by Hungary several years ago.
Zakharova also reminded that the EU leadership was also discontent with Budapest's independent stance, threatening Hungary with fines and sanctions, while calling it an "electoral autocracy" for refusing to follow orders from Brussels.
Hungary has staunchly opposed the EU sanctions against Russia. Budapest has repeatedly warned that
Brussels' decision to send military aid to Kiev amid the Russian special military op there and to impose restrictions against Moscow will result in a
major economic collapse of the bloc.
The sanctions, backed by the US, Britain, and the EU, exacerbated fuel market issues, resulting in a major energy crisis across Europe, with record-high inflation and skyrocketing cost of living.
