"Always At Your Service": Media Published The Conversation Between Lavrov And Szijjártó
17- 31.03.2026, 14:51
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The Hungarian Foreign Minister coordinated his actions with his Russian counterpart.
Journalists have released a recording of a conversation between Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó and the foreign minister of the aggressor country Russia Sergey Lavrov. The VSquare publication published the audio recording amid a scandal over the possible transfer of New Voice.
According to journalists, just an hour after Szijjártó arrived in Budapest from St. Petersburg on August 30, 2024, Lavrov called him. The latter recalled that Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov wanted his sister, Gulbahor Ismailova, removed from EU sanctions lists, and Szijjártó promised to help. Usmanov is described as one of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's favorite businessmen and the two have "particularly close ties," the publication said.
"Look, I am calling at Alisher's request, and he has just asked me to remind you that you are doing something about his sister," Lavrov said.
Siyarto replied to him, "Yes, of course. The fact is that together with the Slovaks we are submitting a proposal to the European Union to remove her [Ismailova] from the list. We will submit it next week, and as the new review period starts, this issue will be on the agenda and we will do everything possible to have her removed from the list."
Before hanging up, the Hungarian spoke about the new Gazprom headquarters he had visited in Russia.
"I am always at your service," he added.
Seven months later, Ismailova was removed from the EU sanctions list.
Transcripts and audio recordings of Lavrov's conversations with Szijjártó and the conversations were obtained and confirmed by a consortium of investigative news organizations that includes VSquare, FRONTSTORY, Delfi Estonia, The Insider and Jan Kuciak's Investigation Center (ICJK).
S Szijjártó himself reacted to the media publication on Facebook and said that he has known for some time that "foreign intelligence services - with the active cooperation of Hungarian journalists - have been tapping" his phone conversations.
"Today the 'intelligence services' made another 'important discovery': they proved that I say the same things in public as I do on the phone... Wonderful job!" the Hungarian foreign minister wrote.
Sijjarto argued that "the sanctions policy is a failure; it does more harm to the EU than to Russia." The diplomat claims that he "regularly consults and has consulted with the foreign ministers of many other non-EU countries on sanctions measures."
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