Hungary's Szijjártó offered help to Russia during Wagner mutiny; communist-era files to be published
Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reportedly contacted Russia's Sergey Lavrov during the Wagner mutiny, offering assistance. Concurrently, Hungary plans to declassify communist-era secret service files.
During the Wagner group's attempted advance on Moscow, then-Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reportedly contacted his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. Szijjártó expressed concern and offered assistance, according to an audio recording published by Hungarian investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi. Separately, Hungary's government has submitted legislation to declassify and publish communist-era secret service files. This initiative is part of Prime Minister Péter Magyar's campaign to re-evaluate the nation's past, with the bill introduced 37 years after the fall of communism. Sources: Громадське.