War in Ukraine: Magyar writes to Russian Ambassador, Hungarian FM talks with Lavrov

Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza Party, has written an open letter to the Russian ambassador to Hungary, protesting a recent statement issued by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service.

As we wrote earlier, the Hungarian state news agency MTI recently published—without criticism—a statement from Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claiming that the European Commission, Ukraine, and several Western organisations are working together to unseat the Orbán government in 2026 by supporting the Tisza Party. More details: Will Putin intervene if Orbán loses in 2026? Security expert warns of troubling signs

In the letter to Russian Ambassador Evgeny Arnoldovich Stanislavov he shared on social media, Magyar said the Foreign Intelligence Service’s statement mentioning him and his party by name constituted “an unacceptable interference” in Hungary’s domestic political affairs. He said the statement “baselessly claims” that the European Union and its leaders were making efforts to ensure that he would become Hungary’s next prime minister and were mobilising financial, media and lobbying resources to this end.

Statements like this from a foreign country’s official intelligence body, Magyar said, aimed solely to influence Hungarian voters, distort debates in public life and undermine trust in Hungarian democracy.

He said Hungary’s sovereignty belonged exclusively to the Hungarian people, adding that no foreign power had the right to attempt to shape the future of Hungarian politics or determine the outcome of its elections.