“The kremlin is preparing to interfere in the parliamentary elections in Hungary, which are scheduled to take place in April 2026, in order to help Prime Minister Viktor Orban remain in power — the investigative project VSquare reports, citing sources in European security services. According to journalists, putin instructed a group of political strategists and specialists in information operations to interfere in the election campaign in Hungary. Their task is to influence the information space and help the ruling Fidesz party retain power”, - reports the Telegram channel ZN.UA.
According to sources, the operation is coordinated by Sergey Kiriyenko, the first deputy head of the presidential administration of the russian federation, who is responsible for the kremlin’s system of political influence both inside russia and beyond its borders. Kiriyenko previously headed the state corporation Rosatom.
It is noted that Kiriyenko already had experience with similar operations abroad. In particular, his structures attempted to influence elections in Moldova, where networks of voter bribery, “troll factories”, and field agents were used to discredit the pro-European authorities.