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Budapest Beyond Its Borders: Hungary’s Expanding Influence Among the Csángó Minority in Romania
Posted inDemocracy Geopolitics Governance Propaganda and Disinformation

Budapest Beyond Its Borders: Hungary’s Expanding Influence Among the Csángó Minority in Romania

The Hungarian government is actively investing state funds in the development of the Csángó Hungarian ethnic group located in eastern Romania, within the Romanian region of Moldavia. Official Budapest supports the Csángó…
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February 18, 2026Tags: Hungary, Romania
Inside the Romanian Passport Fraud Network: Russia’s Covert Path into the EU
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Inside the Romanian Passport Fraud Network: Russia’s Covert Path into the EU

Romanian law enforcement authorities have conducted searches as part of an investigation into a criminal network involved in producing fake passports and birth certificates for residents of former Soviet states,…
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November 26, 2025Tags: Romania, Russia
GRU, SVR, and the Georgescu–Potra plot to destabilize Romania
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GRU, SVR, and the Georgescu–Potra plot to destabilize Romania

Romanian prosecutors have sent former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu to trial for attempted coup / actions against constitutional order, alongside ex–French Foreign Legionnaire Horațiu Potra and 21 others. The case sits inside a broader picture…
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September 18, 2025Tags: Romania, Russia
Viktor Orbán’s Transylvanian Messaging: A Prelude to Hungarian Irredentism and Hybrid Pressure on Romania?
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Viktor Orbán’s Transylvanian Messaging: A Prelude to Hungarian Irredentism and Hybrid Pressure on Romania?

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s visit to Romania—specifically to Transylvania, a region with a significant ethnic Hungarian and Székely (Szekler) population—was marked by controversial rhetoric affirming Budapest’s support for Hungarian…
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July 7, 2025Tags: Hungary, Romania, Russia
Romania’s Presidential Election: A Strategic Defeat for Russian Influence Operations
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Romania’s Presidential Election: A Strategic Defeat for Russian Influence Operations

The 2025 Romanian presidential election is a landmark victory not only for democratic governance but also for the broader Western alliance in its ongoing struggle against Russian influence. As the…
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May 19, 2025Tags: Romania, Russia
Russian Military Intelligence Behind Attempted Coup in Romania: The Shadowy Network Supporting Pro-Russian Candidate Călin Georgescu
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Russian Military Intelligence Behind Attempted Coup in Romania: The Shadowy Network Supporting Pro-Russian Candidate Călin Georgescu

Russian military intelligence is being held responsible for attempting to destabilize the situation in Romania by orchestrating mass protests in support of the pro-Russian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu. Riots Erupt…
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March 10, 2025Tags: GRU, Romania, Russia, Wagner Group
Moscow pushing European far-right to rethink borders as part of historical discourse
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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…
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January 31, 2024Tags: Hungary, Romania, Russia, Ukraine
GRU operation in Romania points to crisis in Russia’s Intel community
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GRU operation in Romania points to crisis in Russia’s Intel community

Russian intelligence in Europe is going through a deep crisis after the mass expulsion of their operatives who had been working under diplomatic cover (750 people).  Less frequent contacts with the…
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March 23, 2023Tags: AUR, Diana Șoșoacă, GRU, Romania, Russia, SVR
Russia is testing NATO air defense system in Central Europe, Baltic region, and the Balkans
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Russia is testing NATO air defense system in Central Europe, Baltic region, and the Balkans

After Russia invaded Ukraine, there have been some disturbing aircraft flights over Central and Eastern Europe. Last week in Lithuania a mystery aircraft took off from Lithuania and illegally entered the airspace…
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June 13, 2022Tags: Air-defense, Bulgaria, GRU, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Russia
Romania at risk after the Senate decides on the Szekely Land autonomy
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Romania at risk after the Senate decides on the Szekely Land autonomy

Budapest keeps using the Greater Hungary idea, - Prime Minister Victor Orban's dream. After being elected to office, Viktor Orban started to push neighboring countries where ethnic Hungarians live, targeting…
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May 1, 2020Tags: Hungary, Romania

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