France Calls Hungary’s Alleged EU-to-Moscow Leaks a ‘Betrayal’

Overview

• France’s foreign minister condemned reports that Budapest shared confidential EU discussions with Russia, calling it a breach of member solidarity.
• New audio and transcripts depict Péter Szijjártó phoning Sergei Lavrov during EU meetings to give live updates and offering to send an internal EU document.
• Several calls focus on debates over opening EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, with Lavrov praising Hungary’s threat to veto progress.
• The recordings were released by a cross-border investigative group, and Reuters reported independent verification by sources in several countries and external audio experts.
• The Hungarian government denied the claims as fake and blamed foreign intelligence, while opposition leader Péter Magyar called the conduct high treason days before the vote.