{"id":1376188,"date":"2026-03-31T13:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/szijjarto-promised-to-help-russia-with-sanctions-media-releases-audio-recordings\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:01:07","slug":"szijjarto-promised-to-help-russia-with-sanctions-media-releases-audio-recordings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/szijjarto-promised-to-help-russia-with-sanctions-media-releases-audio-recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"Szijjarto promised to help Russia with sanctions: media releases audio recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Journalists have released audio recordings and transcripts of conversations between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is reported by<\/a> VSquare.<\/p>\n

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According to journalists, the conversation took place on August 30, 2024 – just an hour after Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 returned to Budapest from St. Petersburg. Then Lavrov called the Hungarian minister with a request related to EU sanctions.<\/p>\n

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It was about Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, who wanted to have his sister Gulbahor Ismailova removed from the sanctions list.<\/p>\n

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“Listen, I’m calling at Alisher’s request… he asked me to remind you that you are doing something about his sister,” Lavrov said.<\/p>\n

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Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 answered briefly: “Yes, of course,” and added that Hungary, together with Slovakia, is preparing a corresponding proposal to the European Union.<\/p>\n

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“We will do everything possible to have it removed from the list,” he noted.<\/p>\n

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The conversation also included a phrase that attracted particular attention from journalists: “I am always at your service.”<\/p>\n

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According to one of the European intelligence officers, the Hungarian minister’s communication style seems “submissive” and resembles a conversation between an informant and a curator.<\/p>\n

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Journalists note that the quality of the recording may indicate that the interception was carried out by the Russian side.<\/p>\n

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A few months after this conversation, Ismailova was indeed removed from the EU sanctions list. Along with her, sanctions were lifted from several other Russian figures.<\/p>\n

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Sources in EU diplomatic circles also said that Hungary and Slovakia regularly advocate for easing sanctions against individual Russians and promote such decisions during negotiations.<\/p>\n

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After the recordings were published, P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 responded on Facebook. He essentially confirmed the content of the conversations and made it clear that he saw nothing problematic about it.<\/p>\n

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According to him, he “says the same thing in public as he does on the phone.”<\/p>\n

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Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 also once again criticized the EU sanctions, calling them ineffective. He stressed that Hungary will continue to block restrictions that it considers disadvantageous for itself.<\/p>\n

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In fact, the minister made it clear that his position has not changed, and Budapest will continue to defend its own line, even despite the resonance surrounding the published conversations.<\/p>\n

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It was previously reported that two US senators from different parties plan to introduce a bill that would impose sanctions against senior Hungarian officials for obstructing support for Ukraine.<\/a><\/p>\n

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As a reminder, the European Union has begun to limit Hungary’s participation in discussions on sensitive issues and is moving to narrow meeting formats.<\/a> This decision is related to fears of confidential information leaking to Russia.<\/p>\n

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