\n\t\t\t\t\tIn a recently leaked audio recording, Hungarian journalist Szabolcs Panyi\u2014a key figure in the \u2018Russian interference\u2019 narrative\u2014appears to describe cooperation with a foreign intelligence service, including sharing Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3\u2019s phone number and enabling potential surveillance. Viktor Orb\u00e1n has ordered an immediate investigation into the claims.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
A bombshell leaked audio recording appears to reveal a coordinated operation targeting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, indicating the possible involvement of an unnamed foreign intelligence service. The recording features investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi, who admits to sharing Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3\u2019s phone number with a foreign intelligence service.<\/p>\n
In the conversation, Panyi states that he provided \u2018two numbers\u2019 and refers to a system capable of tracking communications\u2014\u2018who calls whom and when\u2019\u2014suggesting potential surveillance of the foreign minister\u2019s contacts.<\/p>\n
Panyi declined to name the country involved, adding that they had access to metadata related to the Hungarian foreign minister\u2019s communications. The authenticity of the recording has not yet been independently verified; however, if confirmed, such claims could point to a significant breach affecting Hungary\u2019s foreign policy leadership.<\/p>\n
Szabolcs Panyi is at the centre of the current Russian interference claims surrounding Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s government and the broader narrative questioning the legitimacy of Hungary\u2019s upcoming elections.<\/a> Earlier in March, Panyi alleged that Russian military intelligence officers had been deployed<\/a> to Hungary to support Orb\u00e1n\u2019s campaign. The report relied on anonymous intelligence sources and provided no evidence to substantiate the claim. Nevertheless, it was picked up by POLITICO Brussels, Financial Times, The Telegraph, and other Western outlets.<\/p>\n The report has since become central to the narrative-building of Orb\u00e1n\u2019s opposition, both domestically and at the European level. Over the weekend, The Washington Post published a similar article, accusing Russia of proposing a fake assassination plot against Orb\u00e1n<\/a> to boost his support ahead of the April elections and of leaking confidential EU information to Moscow. Both claims are based on anonymous intelligence sources and are not supported by verifiable evidence.<\/p>\n Reacting to The Washington Post\u2019s report, Panyi wrote on his social media: \u2018The best is yet to come.\u2019<\/p>\n In the leaked audio, Panyi also describes Anita Orb\u00e1n, the foreign minister candidate of the Hungarian opposition Tisza Party, as a \u2018quasi friend\u2019, referencing past campaign cooperation and ongoing professional ties. He further suggests potential influence over personnel decisions within the foreign ministry in the event of a change of government in April, stating that he could recommend \u2018who should stay or be removed\u2019.<\/p>\n The recording also alludes to possible future access to sensitive ministry documents through these connections, with claims that such access could be facilitated in the case of a change in government.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kepernyokep-2026-03-22-230857.png\"\/)
PHOTO: Hungarian Conservative<\/p>\n