Politics

Hungarian FM asked Kremlin to help sway Slovak election, leaked call suggests

Stanisław Kaleta

24.03.2026, 14:50

It has been widely reported that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó (R) shares sensitive information from EU meetings with his Russian counterpart. — It has been widely reported that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó (R) shares sensitive information from EU meetings with his Russian counterpart. Photo: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

Péter Szijjártó requested his Russian counterpart’s help ahead of Slovakia’s 2020 elections.