Debunking Moscow's allegations the EU is plotting Hungarian 'regime change'

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Debunking Moscow's allegations the EU is plotting Hungarian 'regime change'  The Kremlin has made unfounded claims Brussels is actively plotting the overthrow of Viktor Orbán — analysts warn Russia is meddling in Hungarian politics.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/18/debunking-moscows-allegations-the-eu-is-plotting-hungarian-regime-change  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Debunking Russian allegations that the EU is plotting Hungarian regime change.

00:10Russia's intelligence service, the SVR, has alleged that the European Commission is

00:15studying scenarios for regime change in Hungary. In a statement on the 13th of August, the SVR says

00:22significant material administrative media and lobbying resources have been mobilized

00:27in support of Peter Magyar, a former insider in the government of Viktor Orbán, whose centre-right

00:34party is currently topping the polls. The statement also alleges that the Ukrainian

00:40government has actively joined the campaign to dismantle the Hungarian government on orders

00:47from Brussels. The allegations have been amplified by known disinformation actors online. Independent

00:54Hungarian journalists say Russia's spy service is openly campaigning against Peter Magyar,

01:01who is Orbán's fiercest political rival, in order to discredit him ahead of parliamentary elections

01:08expected next April. Orbán, considered a Kremlin-friendly voice within the European Union,

01:13has consistently stalled EU support to Ukraine by wielding Hungary's veto power on foreign policy

01:20decisions. The polls suggest Orbán could be unseated as Hungary's prime minister next year,

01:27after 15 years in power.

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