Hungarian Deputy Overseas Minister Levente Magyar has arrived in Kyiv to demand explanations from the Ukrainian authorities in regards to the alleged "slanderous marketing campaign" towards Hungary.

Supply: Magyar on Fb on Tuesday, as quoted by Hirado, a Hungarian information outlet

Particulars: Magyar stated that he would enchantment to the Ukrainian management for explanations concerning the "slander marketing campaign" towards Hungary, which, in keeping with Hungarian intelligence companies, is supposedly being waged towards Budapest with the help of Ukraine.

"The federal government will defend the nation towards all makes an attempt of exterior affect, as nothing is extra essential to us than the pursuits of Hungary," Magyar stated in a video shot in Kyiv.

Magyar stated that if Kyiv actively funds and helps actions aimed toward discrediting the Hungarian authorities in home and overseas coverage, this may solely be considered a stab behind a neighbouring state that got here to the rescue after the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion and put apart all variations.

"Clearly, such gross exterior interference in Hungary's inside political relations can’t be left with no robust response. The aim of my present journey to Kyiv is to demand explanations from the Ukrainian management on all the pieces that’s taking place, and within the absence of explanations, to explain the doable response of Hungary," Magyar stated.

Background:

• Final week, the chief of the Hungarian ruling Fidesz celebration, Máté Kocsis, stated that, in keeping with Hungarian intelligence companies, Ukraine had supposedly launched a marketing campaign to defame Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
• The intention of the marketing campaign is supposedly to undermine the prime minister's worldwide picture and Hungary's capacity to defend its pursuits.
• Kocsis added that Ukraine has spent appreciable cash on the operation, and "the work of accumulating info and fabricating faux information by Ukrainians has already begun".
• Earlier, accusations towards Ukraine got here from neighbouring Slovakia: the intelligence companies there introduced {that a} "coup d'état" was being ready.
• In opposition to this backdrop, and towards the backdrop of ongoing protests by 1000’s towards his authorities, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico accused Ukraine of involvement within the preparation of a Maidan in Hungary.

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