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Published on 24/03/2026 – 8:39 GMT+1•Updated 9:02 Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has acknowledged that he regularly contacts his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, during private EU meetings on foreign affairs. Earlier, the Hungarian government had dismissed those allegations as fake news. The Washington Post reported over the weekend that Szijjártó was routinely in contact with Lavrov during meetings in Brussels, communicating with him during breaks. The allegations are explosive as EU member states are bound by the principle of sincere cooperation, and the content of such meetings is understood to be confidential. On Monday, the European Commission called on Hungary…

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