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In August 2024, Péter Szijjártó offered to remove Alisher Usmanov’s sister from the EU sanctions list following Russia’s request.

The 94-second recording, released by investigative journalists, exposes close cooperation between Hungary and Russian officials.

The controversy surfaced ahead of Hungary’s April 2026 parliamentary elections, where ties with Moscow are a key issue.

Szijjártó claims his actions were routine diplomacy, dismissing spying allegations while the EU calls for further explanation.

together with the Slovaks, we are submitting a proposal to the European Union to delist her.
— Péter Szijjártó, Hungarian Foreign Minister, in a leaked call with Sergey Lavrov about removing Gulbahor Ismailova from EU sanctions

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