{"success":true,"data":{"id":"0f143016-bc87-4ea7-946c-0c8c4b5a9f4d","title":"Hungary Probing Ex-Foreign Minister’s Russia Ties, Magyar Says","summary":"Bloomberg Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world For Customers Support Americas+1 212 318 2000 EMEA+44 20 7330 7500 Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000 Com...","content":"*   ### Bloomberg\n\nConnecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world \n### For Customers\n\n### Support\n\nAmericas+1 212 318 2000\n\nEMEA+44 20 7330 7500\n\nAsia Pacific+65 6212 1000\n\n*   ### Company\n\n### Communications\n\n### Follow\n\n*   ### Products\n\n### Industry Products\n\n*   ### Media\n\n### Media Services\n\n*   ### Company\n\n### Communications\n\n### Follow\n\n*   ### Products\n\n### Industry Products\n\n*   ### Media\n\n### Media Services\n\n*   ### Bloomberg\n\n### For Customers\n\n### Support\n\nEMEA+44 20 7330 7500\n\nSign In[Subscribe](https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=nav)\n\n*   More \n\nUS Edition\n\nBack Forward\n\n# Hungary Probing Ex-Foreign Minister’s Russia Ties, Magyar Says\n\nPeter Szijjarto\n\nPhotographer: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images\n\nGift this article\n\nAdd us on Google\n\nBy [Thomas Escritt](https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AX9wfj38orw/thomas-escritt)\n\nJuly 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM UTC\n\nSave\n\nTranslate\n\nHungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said an investigation is underway into former foreign minister Peter Szijjarto’s ties to [Russia](https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/4458Z:RU).\n\nSzijjarto, who resigned this week from his parliamentary seat to take a job as global head of external affairs at Chinese electric-vehicle giant [BYD Co](https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/1211:HK), is under scrutiny since the leaking earlier this year of recordings where he’s heard briefing his Russian counterpart about [European Union](https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/345300Z:BB) meetings and offering to help dilute EU sanctions against Moscow.\n\nNews\n\nWork & Life\n\nMarket Data\n\nExplore","source_name":"Bloomberg","source_url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-16/hungary-probing-ex-foreign-minister-s-russia-ties-magyar-says","url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-16/hungary-probing-ex-foreign-minister-s-russia-ties-magyar-says","author":"Thomas Escritt","author_name":"Thomas Escritt","published_at":"2026-07-16T16:08:58.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-16T16:08:58.000Z","image_url":"https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iU7pJtz5h4ag/v1/-1x-1.webp","category":"politics","topic":"politics","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":2,"word_count":221,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}