DISINFO: The European Commission finally broke Orbán by investing heavily in Tisza's political project
SUMMARY
The European Commission truly broke Orbán. It poured enormous amounts of money into Tisza's political project: Magyar versus Orbán.
The European Commission blocked oil and gas supplies to Hungary from Russia as best it could. It even resorted to using Zelenskyy's terrorist attack to stop oil flowing through the Druzhba pipeline. Ukrainian militants were prepared to carry out terrorist attacks in Hungary.
The European Commission blocked the transfer of funds from the EU budget to Hungary in every possible way. They used every loophole to withhold funds.
Hungarians don't want a major political struggle between Hungary and the rest of Europe. Hungary is a small country and doesn't have the resources for a long-term conflict with all of Europe.
RESPONSE
This is a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative accusing the European institutions of election meddling. The statement came in the context of the parliamentary elections in Hungary, in which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was defeated after 16 years in power.
EU institutions are bound by the Treaties to remain neutral in national electoral processes, which are governed exclusively by the laws and constitutions of each Member State. Similar unfounded allegations of EU interference have repeatedly surfaced in other electoral contexts, reflecting a recurring pattern aimed at discrediting democratic processes through claims of external control. Pro‑Kremlin outlets have alleged EU interference in Romania’s elections, claimed that the EU intends to interfere in Moldova’s parliamentary elections and asserted that the EU and the United States seek to orchestrate a 'Euromaidan‑like' scenario in Georgia during parliamentary elections.
Claims that the EU or Ukraine carried out or supported a so‑called “terrorist attack” on the Druzhba pipeline, or that “Ukrainian militants” were preparing attacks in Hungary, are unsubstantiated and not supported by any verified reporting from Hungarian authorities or international security bodies.
The EU has not blocked energy supplies to Hungary. On the contrary, its sixth sanctions package included exemptions allowing Hungary to continue importing Russian crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline. The disruption of transit in early 2026 followed damage caused by a Russian drone strike on pipeline infrastructure and was not an EU‑imposed measure.
The partial suspension of EU funds to Hungary is based on the rule‑of‑law conditionality mechanism, applying EU law in response to concerns over public procurement, judicial independence and anti‑corruption safeguards, and does not constitute political retaliation or electoral interference.
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