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To tilt Hungarian election, Russians proposed staging assassination attempt

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Russia's foreign intelligence service proposed staging an assassination attempt on Hungarian PM Viktor Orban to boost his election campaign, according to a report reviewed by The Washington Post. Orban's ties to Moscow have given the Kremlin influence in NATO and the EU. The election is tense, with Orban trailing Peter Magyar, and Russia allegedly intervening to support Orban's campaign.

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