PM Orbán’s name popped up in the largest leak scandal of the US secret services

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks at a commemoration ceremony in Kiskőrös, in front of the birthplace of Sándor Petőfi on 15 March 2023, to mark the 175th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1848-49 Revolution and War of Independence. Source: MTI/Prime Minister's Press Office/Benko Vivien Cher

A document labelled “TOP SECRET” wrote about the Hungarian prime minister’s relationship with Russia, the European Union and NATO. However, Yahoo News admitted they could not verify the documents’ validity.

Orbán sees the USA as a geopolitical adversary?

The news outlet writes that the document containing Orbán’s name originated from the CIA and was labelled top secret. It is an assessment of the Hungarian leader stating that he is still close to Russia, Yahoo News wrote. But it also says that Hungary, as an EU and NATO member, considers the United States “one of its most significant geopolitical adversaries.” Since Hungary is a small state while the USA is a superpower, the statement is quite interesting.

But it is true that there are significant conflicts between the Hungarian government and the Biden administration. The new American ambassador in Budapest, David Pressman, regularly slams the Hungarian government for being too pro-Russia and anti-Ukraine. Meanwhile, the American government terminated a crucial agreement between the two countries regarding the evasion of double taxation. The lack of such an accord would cause trade difficulties between Hungary and the USA.

Europe loses on the sanctions

It happened after the Orbán cabinet criticised the EU sanctions against Russia. Orbán states that the sanctions do not harm Russia’s economy to an extent decisive considering the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. But they affect the European economy badly. The Hungarian government and pro-government background think-tanks suggest that the USA only utilises Europe for its purposes during the war in Ukraine. And that results in the deliberate weakening of the “old continent”. However, the representatives voted for every sanction after Hungary and other European countries received some exemptions e.g. in the case of Russian oil deliveries.

Media says that the current leak is the largest one in the history of the American secret services. 444.hu writes that many documents emerged on Discord, Twitter and Telegram seem to be secret reports of the services. A military analyst said the documents prove how deeply US secret agents infiltrated Russia’s intelligence network.

Here are some documents:

And that could be a problem in the war in Ukraine because now Moscow learned about its weaknesses and can provide a solution. Therefore, the FBI started an investigation on Friday.

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