Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orbán in power
Vladimir Putin endorses plan drawn up by Russian consultancy that is under western sanctions
Vladimir Putin endorses plan drawn up by Russian consultancy that is under western sanctions

Kremlin confirms contact but says ‘mutual exchange of views proved impossible’

Italy, Belgium and Austria worry about Russia moving against their companies

Officials suspect a campaign of sabotage that once looked opportunistic may be a strategic escalation

Proposal marks a last-ditch attempt to keep Ukraine solvent using Moscow’s immobilised wealth

Russia has increased satellite dish activity on buildings it owns in Austrian capital

Moscow’s new Rubikon team upends Kyiv’s control of the electronic battlefield