It has been known for a very, very long time that Mogilevich paid them off, but unfortunately there’s been no concrete evidence as of yet. It is also highly rumoured that Putin is using this as blackmail material to keep Orbán in line (he is rumoured to have pictures of Orbán taking the money). However is a fact that Orbán was anti Russia and pro EU UNTIL he visited Moscow for the first time in 2009 and had a private meeting with Putin. Whatever was said remains unknown but from that point, Orbán did a complete 180 in his politics.
Anyway the 90s were like the wild west in Hungary.
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The rats are leaving the ship
That’s the proverb isn’t it?
… and more and more to Orbán.
Hopefully one day all crooked leaders will be behind ba…ahahahahaha, nope never going to happen.
The 90’s were really hard times in Hungary, not as tough as in Russia, but packed full of mobs, high inflation and collapsing sectors.
Poverty breeds crime
Of course he did. Consequences?
One can only hope that Hungary takes decisive action and that there will be consequences for all corrupt criminals.
Rats leaving the ship.
None of this will reach the hungarian people though.
Just to add a comment.
Orban was elected via a spate of bombings allegedly targeting his party just prior to their elections.
It turns out, that the guy (not this criminal) planting the explosives, was hired by a Fidesz (Orbans party.) agent
[Convicted hitman confessed to have committed bombings to help Fidesz win election in 1998](https://english.atlatszo.hu/2026/03/12/convicted-hitman-confessed-to-have-committed-bombings-to-help-fidesz-win-election-in-1998/)
This is the abbreviated English version – [a much more detailed version can be found in the comments here](https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1rsjg85/convicted_hitman_confessed_to_have_committed/oa77y7b/) (translated from Hungarian)
It has been known for a very, very long time that Mogilevich paid them off, but unfortunately there’s been no concrete evidence as of yet. It is also highly rumoured that Putin is using this as blackmail material to keep Orbán in line (he is rumoured to have pictures of Orbán taking the money). However is a fact that Orbán was anti Russia and pro EU UNTIL he visited Moscow for the first time in 2009 and had a private meeting with Putin. Whatever was said remains unknown but from that point, Orbán did a complete 180 in his politics.
Anyway the 90s were like the wild west in Hungary.