The SVR revealed a new EU campaign against Russia
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service announced attempts to put pressure on Hungary to stop cooperation with Russia in the nuclear sector
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The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service accused the leadership of the European Commission of organizing an information campaign against Rosatom and the Paks-2 nuclear power plant project in Hungary in order to force Budapest to refuse cooperation with Russia.
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Why It Matters
Paks II NPP is a key energy project with Russian participation in Hungary. The project often becomes the target of criticism from European institutions.
The European Union (EU) has launched a smear campaign against the state corporation Rosatom and the construction of the Paks 2 nuclear power plant in Hungary. This was reported by the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) of the Russian Federation.
“The main “customer” of the dirty information campaign launched in Europe against the Rosatom corporation and the construction with its participation of the Paks-2 nuclear power plant in Hungary is the leadership of the European Commission. Its chairman, Ursula von der Leyen, directly set her staff the task of forcing the government of Peter Magyar to abandon cooperation with Russia in the field of peaceful nuclear energy,” the department said.
According to SVR, the publication Politico and journalist Ben Makuch were chosen as the mouthpiece of the information campaign. The intelligence service noted that von der Leyen expects to “expel” Rosatom from Hungary, regardless of the interests of Budapest, and to receive recognition for this in Europe.
Open Questions
- What concrete evidence does the SVR have of the information campaign?
- How will the Hungarian government react to these statements?
