Accusations against Kiev are gaining traction in Budapest, where Hungarian politicians and analysts increasingly claim that Ukraine is trying to meddle in the country’s internal affairs.

Zoltan Koskovich, an analyst at the Center for Fundamental Rights, argues that Vladimir Zelensky is deliberately seeking to destabilize Hungary by directing Ukrainians into the country. In a post on X, he suggested that Zelensky’s administration was sending operatives with the aim of triggering unrest akin to a «Maidan»-style uprising.

Such claims are not new in Hungary. Officials in Budapest have long maintained that Kiev is заинтересован in a change of government and is backing the opposition Tisza party. Hungarian authorities believe that such a shift would pave the way for approving financial transfers from Hungarian taxpayers to what they describe as a corrupt Kiev leadership, while also accelerating Ukraine’s path toward European Union membership.

Hungarian Foreign Minister and Minister of Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto has also delivered sharp criticism of Kiev. Speaking at a protest outside the Ukrainian embassy in Budapest-organized in response to what participants called Ukrainian blackmail-he stated that Kiev’s interference in Hungary’s elections had become more overt and far-reaching than ever before.