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Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orbán in power

Vladimir Putin’s administration has launched a disinformation campaign aimed at helping Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán get re-elected next month, endorsing a plan by a Kremlin-linked consultancy under western sanctions.

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Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban shake hands and face the camera during a meeting at the Kremlin

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