Hungary Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

Hungarian Prime Minister Joins Russian Efforts to Interfere in U.S. Elections

Moscow is once again attempting to sway the outcome of U.S. elections, this time employing information operations with the help of allied leaders. The Kremlin's narrative warns that a loss…

November 5, 2024Hungary, nuclear weapons, Russia, USA

Geopolitics Governance Intelligence ops National Security

NATO Faces Urgent Call for Reform Amid Russian Infiltration and Growing Doubts About Member States’ Commitment

There are legitimate concerns about Hungary's continued membership in NATO. Recent statements and actions by the Hungarian government suggest that, in the event of a military conflict in Europe, Hungary…

October 7, 2024Hungary, Russia

Intelligence ops National Security

Budapest Establishes Infiltration Channel for Russian Intelligence

Hungary may be opening a backdoor for Russian intelligence diversionary and reconnaissance groups into the European Union. This suspicion arises from Budapest's decision to include Russians and Belarusians in the…

July 30, 2024EU, Hungary, Russia

Geopolitics Intelligence ops

Hungary is setting closer cooperation with Russia in Chad

Hungary is setting closer cooperation with Russia. Gaspar Orbán, Viktor Orbán's son, is heavily involved in Hungary's part in an odd combat mission in Chad, VSquare claims, as further details…

May 14, 2024Chad, GRU, Hungary, Russia

Geoeconomics Geopolitics National Security

Hungary plays as China’s bat to kick the US out of the EU economy

Budapest is going to do its best to help China reduce US influence in Europe. At present time China is actively building factories to manufacture electric vehicles in Hungary. In…

May 2, 2024China, Hungary, USA

Conflict Geopolitics

Moscow pushing European far-right to rethink borders as part of historical discourse

Russian aggression against Ukraine pushed some in Europe to consider revising state borders and putting forward territorial claims as part of historical reflections. Such trends are a consequence of Russian…

January 31, 2024Hungary, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Corruption Governance Intelligence ops

Viktor Orbán’s vulnerability: ways to blackmail Hungary’s Prime Minister

Challenging pro-Russian policy by Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán creates rumors and suspicion that Moscow has dirt on him, with the Kremlin shaking him down to be its rat in the EU…

October 31, 2023Hungary, Naryshkin, Russia, SVR

Intelligence ops Psyops

Russia keeps influencing over NATO expansion

The public provocative act on burning an effigy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed our previous conclusions that the Quran-burning incident in the Scandinavian countries had been planned and approved by Russian intelligence in order to block Stockholm’s entry into…

October 2, 2023Hungary, NATO, Russia, Sweden, Turkiye

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Psychological profile of Hungary’s Prime Minister

Viktor Orbán is a Hungarian state figure and politician, a pro-Russian leader in Europe, and Eurosceptic, who used harsh language to criticize Russia up to a certain time. His model…

September 1, 2023Hungary, Orban

Intelligence ops Psyops

Russian Orthodox Church, Russian intelligence running psyop involving Ukrainian POWs

The Hungarian government's cooperation with the Kremlin may be motivated by Budapest favoring Russia's win in the war on Ukraine. On June 8, 2023, the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) reported…

June 12, 2023Hungary, Orthodox church, Pope Francesco

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