Last year the HU government signed 9 consultancy contracts with Klaus Mangold, a German businessman known as Mr Russia, worth €22.8 million. He has also been promised a lucrative fee for his involvement in the buy-back of Budapest Airport. Our new story: direkt36.hu/en/orban-mondo…

We've spent ten months reporting from inside Ukraine. With secret battle plans and interviews with Russian soldiers, here now is the story of what Putin's war looks like on the other side: a calamity of historic proportions with no end in sight. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

The Christmas market in the Hungarian city of Gyor, usually dazzling with festive lights and laser shows, opened in near darkness. The city is running low on money, underscoring the economic pain being felt in Hungary as energy costs and inflation soar. nyti.ms/3BNckwn

Documents prove that pro-government businessmen own private equity funds that hide vast fortunes. New story on Direkt36❗️ direkt36.hu/en/oriasi-vagy…

🔎New investigation: Viktor Orbán's government tried to help unfreeze funds of a Russia-dominated bank, blocked by European authorities due to sanctions. Moreover, Hungary even tried to help the Russians avoid future direct Western sanctions on the bank. vsquare.org/leaked-files-r…

Our new direkt36 investigation: leaked files reveal how Viktor Orbán's gvt has become the strongest supporter of IIB, the Russia-led bank, when it came under pressure because of the war. By Szabolcs Panyi András Szabó and other great colleagues direkt36.hu/en/a-magyarokr…

For years, foreign firms doing business in Hungary thought Orban's authoritarian methods were not their problem. Now he's coming after them, they realise how wrong they were. Fascinating read, not coincidentally from a German paper. spiegel.de/international/…

‼️Breaking: US sanctions the Russian-led International Investment Bank (IIB), dubbed as spybank, as well as senior (former) executives: ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions… Read our direkt36/VSquare investigation into this shady institution’s dealings: vsquare.org/leaked-files-r…

🇷🇺🇭🇺Internal documents obtained by Direkt36 show that after Hungary’s largest bank, OTP decided to close IIB’s accounts, IIB found refuge at MKB Bank, which is partly owned by the Hungarian Prime Minister’s long-time friend Lőrinc Mészáros.🤝 direkt36.hu/en/meszarosek-…

👮Despite being convicted to 5 years for economic crimes in 2019, István Kocsis, former head of Paks' nuclear power plant and MVM attended closed-door meetings organized by the minister in charge of energy. ⚡Read our new article: direkt36.hu/en/a-bortonre-…

☢️🏭The head of Hungary's nuclear power plant was unexpectedly dismissed because his position was needed for a politically well-established person, who doesn't have any nuclear energy experience. Read our new story below: direkt36.hu/en/kritikus-pi…

🔎💰THE SECRET HISTORY OF VIKTOR ORBÁN’S FAVORITE COMPANY Our new direkt36 investigation reveals how PM Viktor Orbán personally negotiated with a Chinese investment fund on behalf of a seemingly privately owned Hungarian IT company, 4iG, for the acquisition of some

🤔Viktor Orbán considers 4iG so important that he negotiated secretly about a private deal of the company. New story story by Andras Petho András Szabó Szabolcs Panyi Read our new investigation about the secret history of Viktor Orbán's favorite company👇 direkt36.hu/en/az-orban-re…

If you want to understand what Viktor Orbán actually thinks about Ukraine, EU, and the US, read this great story by András Szabó

‼️Great scoop by András Szabó: Orbán told senior MPs at a closed door meeting that he opposes Ukraine's EU membership because he sees the country as a Trojan horse of the US to influence the EU - and discussed this with Macron. Worth a read on direkt36👇 direkt36.hu/en/zart-ajtok-…

🇺🇦🇭🇺 Viktor Orbán said at a closed-door meeting that he opposes Ukraine’s EU accession because it would increase US influence in the region, András Szabó's direkt36 investigation reveals. This is very different from Orbán’s public statements. Read more: vsquare.org/viktor-orban-u…

Do you want to know what was going on behind the scenes in Viktor Orbán's government during their biggest scandal in 15 years? Here's our story by András Szabó Andras Petho and Szabolcs Panyi direkt36.hu/en/hiaba-proba…

Viktor Orbán was offered an idea to sideline the Russians in Hungary's nuclear expansion plans. He rejected it. Read our new investigation into the Hungarian government's nuclear power games! András Szabó and Andras Petho direkt36.hu/en/volt-egy-ot…

I was happy to contribute to another great story by András Szabó on what kind of geopolitical power games form Hungary’s nuclear expansion

❗ Last spring, Hungary was considering to start a third nuclear power plant project in cooperation with France in order to slowly reduce Russia’s influence. However, PM Viktor Orbán eventually decided to side with Rosatom. Read direkt36’s story here: vsquare.org/orban-putin-ru…