Increasing number of Russian diplomats in Hungary! Could they be informers?
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In one year, the number of Russian diplomats in Hungary has increased by 30 percent. More and more EU countries are expelling Russian diplomats because of the invasion of Ukraine. Some people even go as far as speculating whether Russian diplomats could serve as intelligence agents.
More Russian diplomats in Hungary
The data compiled by Direkt36 journalist Szabolcs Panyi shows that the number of Russian diplomats in Hungary has increased by 30 percent in a year. The opposite trend can be observed among European Union countries, where the number of Russian diplomats is decreasing due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
The Hungarian opposition protested against the war in March with a crossed-out portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The venue was the International Investment Bank, where two Russian executives are registered as diplomats.
“The Hungarian government is visibly refraining from any gesture that would alienate Russia, and it is in line with this trend that we are not banning Russian diplomats,” Panyi told RTL news.
At the end of November 2021, 46 Russian diplomats were serving in Hungary, rising to 62 in October this year. According to Szabolcs Panyi’s collection, there are 35 Russian diplomats in London, 20 in Warsaw and 15 in Bratislava.
