Russian propaganda would put Hungary at war
While Prime Minister Viktor Orbán writes that Hungary could not get involved in the war in Ukraine, in the Russian press Budapest, albeit unintentionally, is already participating in one of the non-negligible aspects of the conflict: the information warfare – the Index.
A long daily article in the high-quality Russian newspaper Regnum published in Transcarpathia, entitled “The Hungarians and the Ruthenians raised the issue of joining Hungary”, explains historical events, including the War of Independence of 1848-49, how it relates to Hungary’s Carpathians. It is no coincidence that the essay-sized article was published on March 14, and the reasoning is reminiscent of Vladimir Putin’s explanation of why Ukraine has no raison d’être in the current situation.
This is not the first time such fake news has appeared in the Russian press, experts say the aim is to provoke conflict and strife with this delicate issue and to divide the attention of Ukrainians. In the article in question, the author claims that a referendum on secession from Ukraine is being prepared in Beregszász, and unnamed dissidents have written to Viktor Orbán for help because “Ukraine is genocide” against Hungarians in Transcarpathia.
László Zubánics, President of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Transcarpathia in Ukraine, pointed out, among other things, about the Index:
“There is no legal framework for holding a referendum in Ukraine, no law under which it would be possible. First of all, you should know who these Hungarians are and where to submit the alleged referendum request. ”
László Zubánics refuted the news, adding that they had already appeared in the first days of the war about the alleged referendum, and the UMDSZ rejected it, among others.
Such articles and rumors represent part of the information war, and Russia’s chief of staff, Valery Gerasimov, has given a long account of its significance. Deception and confusion are specialties of the secret services, so it is not surprising that
The writer of the article was Béla Kovács, a lawyer sued for the struggle.
Béla Kovács unveiled the Russian relations in 2014, but according to the latest information, she currently lives and works in Moscow.
(Featured image: MTI / Tamás Kovács)