Brother of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán pursued foreign arms deals with Russian-linked former spy – photos

A former Czechoslovak intelligence officer arranged a business trip abroad for Áron Orbán, the younger brother of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, during which he explored potential arms purchases in Czechia and Slovakia.

He made no secret of his identity

The story, first reported by 444.hu behind a paywall and later summarised by 24.hu, concerns a trip undertaken some six and a half years ago by Áron Orbán, who is 14 years younger than the Prime Minister. According to the reports, he visited weapons and ammunition manufacturers and held discussions on the possible procurement of arms.

The trip was organised by a former Czechoslovak spy who is said to have also worked for the Russian KGB and German intelligence services, before later settling in the Hungarian town of Szolnok.

According to 444.hu, Mr Orbán openly informed his prospective business partners of his brother’s position in Hungary, while at the same time displaying what the outlet described as a striking lack of basic knowledge about the arms trade.

This is not the first occasion on which Hungarian media have drawn attention to Áron Orbán’s connections to the weapons industry. Investigative outlet Direkt36 has previously detailed how the Prime Minister’s brother became involved with Multi Shoot Ltd, a Hungarian arms-dealing firm.