Katherine Kondor (@drkondor.bsky.social)

Report: Nearly half of Russia’s embassy staff in Hungary may have ties to intelligence services — Meduza Nearly half of the staff at Russia’s embassy in Hungary may have ties to intelligence services, the independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo found. Fifteen embassy employees have confirmed connections to the intelligence services, and six more are suspected of having such links, the outlet said, based on an analysis of leaked data spanning several years. Hungary’s Foreign Ministry lists 47 staff members at the Russian embassy. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/09/report-nearly-half-of-russia-s-embassy-staff-in-hungary-may-have-ties-to-intelligence-services