Moscow's Man in Budapest, Victor Orban - and Vance's Election Interference Scandal!

Silicon Bites Ep313 | 2026-04-07 | Today, Moscow’s man in Budapest. The spying, the lies, and the election that could change everything. Add to an already complex story, the spectacle of Orbán, Vance, and the audacity of their interference accusations. Five days out from the Hungarian election, and the mask is off. On Tuesday, April 7th, US Vice President JD Vance landed in Budapest. For a campaign rally. For overt election interference, while having the gall to proclaim Hungary a shining beacon of democracy and freedom in Europe. He stood next to Viktor Orbán — the prime minister who has spent sixteen years dismantling Hungarian democracy, who has been Moscow's most reliable asset inside both NATO and the European Union — and told Hungarians that the real threat to their election was, and I quote him directly from the Balkan Insight and France 24 reports of his press conference, the "bureaucrats in Brussels" engaged in "foreign election interference." Vance accused Brussels of trying to destroy the Hungarian economy and stifle free speech, and declared flatly, "Viktor Orban is going to win the next election." The lies and hypocrisy are now off the scale. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------SOURCES:VSquare / The Insider / ICJK Consortium — Leaked audio recordings of Szijjártó-Lavrov calls (published March 31, 2026) — Primary: "I am always at your disposal"; oligarch sanctions removal; Gazprom HQ visitEuronews — "Leaked call shows Szijjártó discussing EU sanctions removal with Russia's Lavrov" (March 31, 2026) — Ismailova delisting timeline; Szijjártó defends calls as "routine diplomacy"Reuters / U.S. News — "Hungary Foreign Minister Discussed EU Sanctions With Russia in Leaked Audio" (March 31, 2026) — Szijjártó: "We will do our best in order to get her off"; VSquare verified by external audio expertsIrish Times — "Hungary under fire after leaked audio reveals efforts to help Russia overturn EU sanctions" (March 31, 2026) — Tusk: "Is there anything more disgusting?"; Martin: "very sinister development"; Germany: "very serious"Kyiv Post — "'I Am Always at Your Disposal' – Hungary's Szijjártó Heard Promising Russia's Lavrov to Delist Sanctioned Oligarchs" (April 1, 2026) — 72 out of 128 entities removed; Sorokin call; EU intelligence officer: "this is a transcript of an intelligence officer working his asset"Ukrainska Pravda — "Szijjártó helps Russia: recordings of conversations with Lavrov regarding EU sanctions have appeared" (March 31, 2026) — "Did I say something wrong?"; Landsbergis reference; Washington Post background on live EU briefings----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------