Breaking: Russian agents operating in Hungary identified
There is a Hungarian link to the Russian influence network in the European Union, which promotes Russian propaganda. The network has been placed on a national sanctions list by the Czech Republic, which claims that the aim of the Voice of Europe site was to block aid to Ukraine. In addition to this news site, the Hungarian individuals involved may also be linked to another news site also spreading Russian propaganda.
Russian agents operating in Hungary uncovered
Vladimir Putin/Photo: TASS News Agency/Wikimedia Commons
As reported by Daily News Hungary, the Czech Republic has reported that a Russian propaganda network is operating in the European Union. The network has been placed on a national sanctions list for allegedly blocking aid to Ukraine through a site called Voice of Europe. Several EU politicians may be involved in the case, including Hungarians.
Hvg.hu has learned from sources with insight into the details of the intelligence operations that the counterintelligence service has identified two persons living in Budapest in the Russian influence network.
They are a French citizen living in Budapest and a French-Hungarian citizen also living in the Hungarian capital, who are active in far-right circles and have active contacts with Hungarian politicians.
Voice of Europe not the only such website
Viktor Medvedchuk Source: Wikimedia Commons/duma.gov.ru
The operator of the website voiceofeurope.com is registered in Prague, but is also active on Facebook and Platform X (formerly Twitter). As we reported, on Wednesday evening, the Voice of Europe site was no longer available. However, according to information from hvg.hu, the Hungarian stakeholders may be linked to another news portal, also spreading Russian propaganda, in addition to the Voice of Europe news site.
The individuals include Viktor Medvedchuk, a politician and businessman who was deprived of his Ukrainian citizenship after the outbreak of the war and now lives in Russia, and Artyom Marchevsky. They are behind the funding of the Voice of Europe news portal, spreading Russian propaganda.
Some European politicians who worked for the news site were allegedly paid with Russian money, which in some cases also covered campaign costs for the European Parliament elections in June. Voice of Europe has published statements by politicians who have called on the European Union to stop aid to Ukraine. They reportedly included politicians from Germany, France, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Hungary.
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10 Comments
The single biggest Russian agent operating in Hungary is Viktor Orban.
Despicable act(s) of Crime.
If proven to be FACT, the individuals should not escape the Judicial System of process, being HURLED at them.
The biggest and most powerful propaganda is the western media and it controlls 99% of it all – gobels could only dream of anything close. Russian agents must be the ones paying stickers on every thing. The best part is trump promises to make the EU back the trillion dollars the US taxpayers have spent on Ukraine that 80 % of the people support , or the far right as you refer to them.
It’s amazing how after 45 years of Russian occupation, the executions, the torture at Andrassy ut, the overwhelming oppression, only 33 years after the oppressors left you can find idiots blogging about what wonderful people the Russians are and how America and the West is some kind of malevolent force for Hungary.
Well at least it is clear who has a vested interest in nationalism, factionalism, culture wars and anything else that negatively effects democracies … It is Mr. Putin and his clique. And they are happy to abuse our open systems.
In the meantime, the “Dollar Left” chants keep coming. However, it appears Larry was correct with the “Ruble Right” – although I m sure funds are dispensed in dollars. It takes one to know one, perhaps?
For the deniers and the apologists, please do give this a little leaf through before you comment:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-exposes-attempted-russian-cyber-interference-in-politics-and-democratic-processes
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cyber/russian-interference-in-2016-u-s-elections
Democracy is fragile …
Hungarians – the DNA Hungarians in an act of on-going STUPIDITY, we still in our millions are ASLEEP to the fact, that this current Prime Minister – of 14 years, his “second” coming – Victor Mihaly. Orban remains totally focused to insure the DISTILLATION of Democracy in Hungary.
In our BLINDNESS, that we know that History never Lies, as referred in Larry’s commentary of the 45 years – we experienced under Russia – under Communistic Rule, encased in a Dictatorship under Communistic Laws of Governance.
It appals me – from what ever, town, village, hamlet, city or whatever we live in Budapest, citizens from “all stations in life” in our millions – our Stupidity our Blindness the gargantuan WRONGFULNESS we just tolerate put up with and accept – what Victor Mihaly. Orban has done to our Country over 14 years.
Shameful upon us, that will WORSEN and that will occur through the WRONGS of our Ways in not being pro-active, involved nor INTERESTED what the cataclysmic future of life will be in Hungary.
@ Larry, spot on again. People have very short memories. For Hungary of all the countries in the eastern bloc to be doing Russia’s bidding is just mind boggling. Hungary has had a very short period of democracy in the last century and when they achieved it, it seems people didn’t know what to do with it. Reverting to more familiar authoritarian instincts that alleviates the need to think and make independent choices perhaps feels more comfortable for much of the populace. Democracy is more than a 5 yearly right to vote yet many seem to think it’s the right to elect a dictatorship of their preferred political stripes.
Addition. We all know how important this “Sovereignty!” business is to our Politicians, so I am certain they will be up in arms when it turns out this execution in Spain was indeed the work of Mr. Putin´s Russia – in a sovereign NATO and EU Member State….
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-spy-chief-killed-russian-pilot-was-moral-corpse-defecting-2024-02-20/
Authoritarianism. It is already reaching out, across borders.
The saf history of Hungary can be resume like this: “poorly chosen friends” and ” failed revolutions”. It is never too late to change your mind.
Don’t be deceived! It is just another globalist attack on free speech and the real opposition in Europe. Of course, the classic misleading framing of “far right”is used again. All those accused politicians are critical about the war in Ukraine and the connected economical destruction of our countries in favour of the US based elites. Every sane person should be critical! Support of this war is support of the interests of a Western globalist hostile elite and the destruction of the Ukrainian people.