Stephan Müller

#COVID_19 poses serious threat to vulnerable Roma communities. Include #Roma in preventive & protective measures & humanitarian assistance. Combat #antigypsyism. @GermanyDiplo. @MiRo_SPD, @ZR_SintiRoma; @ERGO_Network; @BMZ_Bund; @OliverVarhelyi

@kalmantibs You shouldnt forget that the vast majority of Hungarians is brain washed with fake news about Ukraine since years. They never heard about what really happens in Ukraine. And a subtle antisemitism always reflects among Hungarian voters

In Orban's campaign speech in Győr in northwest Hungary tonight, it struck me how fixated he was on Ukraine & the war raging next door. His entire campaign consists of anti-Ukrainian ads & billboards. I made a clip to demonstrate his infatuation. Háború = war Ukrajna = Ukraine

@jaynordlinger You shouldnt forget that the vast majority of Hungarians is brain washed with fake news about Ukraine since years. They never heard about what really happens in Ukraine. And a subtle antisemitism always reflects among Hungarian voters

Do the Hungarian people hate Ukraine and its cause so much that this constant demonization will work, electorally? (Of all countries, and all causes, to demonize, by the way.) Obviously, Orbán knows Hungary intimately — which is worrisome.

Horrific attack on the Christian town of Al-Suqaylabiyah in Hama, Syria. Pray for Syrian Christians facing an unprecedented level of persecution.

BREAKING: Israeli settlers have now stormed the Christian village of Taybeh after seizing the village quarry and announcing their takeover. They are now carrying out daily incursions into the village to intimidate residents. Received this image from residents of the car used to enter the village today. Two additional vehicles were also spotted at the village entrance, blocking it. The Christian village of Taybeh has been under attack by Israeli settlers for over a year, with their assaults intensifying—now they have already seized a quarry in the village. savewestbankchristians.com

@VolodyaTretyak It will not get worse but only somehow better. Hopefully. Magyar doesnt want to see Ukraine on a fast track neither to EU nor to NATO. He is also cautious regarding supporting Ukraine with weapons

I mean it can't get worse than Orban right?

ein Film nicht nur über Wahlmanipulation in #Ungarn, u nicht nur durch #FIDESZ , sondern auch darüber wie Menschen bewußt in Abhängigkeit und Armut gehalten werden, um als Stimmvieh zu dienen. youtu.be/ZCwQR5HRWR8?si… via @YouTube @moritz_gathmann @ronzheimer @Puettmann_Bonn

Deutsche Politologen am Anschlag. "Erst stacheln die USA einen Konflikt mit Russland an, dann ziehen sie sich zurück". Wie wäre es mit der Einsicht, dass Russland den Krieg gegen die Ukraine begonnen hat?

@jaegerthomas2 @BecirovicMuamer "Erst stacheln die USA einen Konflikt mit Russland an, dann ziehen sie sich zurück". Wie wäre es mit der Einsicht, dass Russland den Krieg gegen die Ukraine begonnen hat?

@BecirovicMuamer Gott sei Dank hat dies die Regierung Merkel in der ersten Trump-Amtszeit ("nicht mehr verlassen können") zum Anlass genommen, die Rüstungsproduktion in Deutschland hochzufahren, Scholz hat das intensiviert, und unter Merz gibt es gerade kein Halten mehr.

Grenzenlose Demütigung Europas und Deutschlands. Respektlos bis ins Mark. Erst stacheln die USA einen Konflikt mit Russland an, dann ziehen sie sich zurück und lassen uns die Kosten tragen. Und jetzt ziehen sie uns auch noch die Geräte ab. Unfassbar.

@FarukAjeti Urime!

Ein Team. Ein Traum. Ein Gefühl. Eine Mannschaft. Ein Erfolg – aber nur gemeinsam. Mein KosoWOW 💙🇽🇰💛⚽️🤍

SAVE PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS. The Latin parish priest of the last entirely Christian village in the West Bank appealed for the solidarity of Christians worldwide in the face of new attacks by Israeli settlers seeking to displace the local Christian population. Father Bashar Fawadleh issued an appeal stating that the lands seized this week by Israeli settlers “belonged to the people of Taybeh and were, moreover, our private property.” “This story is about the life of a Christian community that has been present in this land for more than 2,000 years,” Fawadleh said. In recent days, Israeli settlers have seized areas in the village’s quarry and cement factory. These encroachments have been ongoing for some time. When asked what message he would like to send to Pope Leo XIV and to all Christians around the world, Father Bashar Fawadleh said: “We ask not only for compassion, but for solidarity.” According to the parish priest, “when the land is threatened, people become fearful.” The local community simply wants “to live in peace, with dignity, and on our own land,” he said, noting that the farmers of Taybeh are even afraid to go out to their fields. savewestbankchristians.com

3 Palestinians shot by settlers near Nablus, one critical. Three new outposts established in Areas A and B. Tonight near Tekoa, one Palestinjan killed. The new normal.

@moritz_gathmann @NeoSchmied vergrault, als er 2025 den putinhörigen, rechtsradikalen, aber der ungarischen Minderheit in Rumänien gegenüber feindlich eingestellten Präsidentschaftskandidaten Simion unterstützte. Mehr siehe hier: stephanmueller.substack.com/p/wahlen-in-un…

@moritz_gathmann @NeoSchmied Orban hat über 1 Million Staatsbürgerschaften an Personen in Nachbarländern vergeben. 5% (267.834) der 2022 abgegebenen Stimmen für die Parteilisten stammten von Auslandsungarn, v.a. aus Rumänien. Davon 94% für FIDESZ. Orban hat viele der ca. 1.4 Millionen Ungarn in Rumänien /2

Frische Umfrage von Medián aus Ungarn. In der Gesamtbevölkerung liegt die oppositionelle Tisza von Péter Magyar jetzt mit 46 Prozent vor Viktor Orbáns Fidesz mit 30. Anhand dieser Umfrage auch gut möglich, dass es keine weitere Partei über die 5-Prozent-Hürde schafft - und Tisza sogar eine Zwei-Drittel-Mehrheit erreichen könnte. Medián ist von allen Umfrageinstituten, deren Ergebnisse zum Teil meilenweit auseinanderliegen, das unabhängigste. Mediáns Umfragen werden von der unabhängigen Zeitung HVG in Auftrag gegeben. Diese Zahlen erklären, warum Orbáns Kampagne seit einigen Tagen immer schriller wird. Der Premier versucht seinen Menschen den Eindruck zu vermitteln, als stünde ein aus Brüssel und Kiew gesteuerter Staatsstreich bevor. Heute hat er in einem Video Selenskyj aufgefordert, seine Agenten (die Hand in Hand mit Tisza arbeiten würden) aus der Ukraine abzuziehen. Man muss sich das mal in Gänze anschauen, weil man es nicht glauben kann. (Link im nächsten Tweet) Dazu hat JD Vance sich jetzt für einen Ungarn-Besuch wenige Tage vor der Wahl angekündigt. Mir kommt da der "kleine, siegreiche Krieg" in den Sinn, der in Russland immer wieder als Metapher (oder auch im direkten Sinne) zitiert wird, wenn es darum geht, vor Wahlen die Stimmung in der Bevölkerung noch zu drehen. Es scheint, als wollte Orbán mit dem Heraufbeschwören einer Staatskrise gegenüber der Ukraine (und Brüssel), in der er sich als starker Mann und Beschützer ungarischer Interessen gerieren kann, genau das erreichen zu wollen. Mein Rat sowohl in Richtung Kiew als auch Brüssel: Abwarten und Tee trinken. Man sollte sich jetzt nicht von Orbán provozieren lassen, denn jede abfällige Bemerkung aus dem Mund eines "Feindes" ist ein Geschenk für Orbáns Wahlkampf. Gerade Selenskyj hat das in der Vergangenheit zu wenig beachtet. Aber auch Leute wie Manfred Weber oder Ursula von der Leyen, die in der ungarischen Propaganda als diabolische Strippenzieher in Diensten der Multis dargestellt werden, sollten alles, was da noch kommt bis zu den Wahlen, cool abperlen lassen. Erklärung: 1. Balken: Gesamtbevölkerung, 2. Balken: Möglich, dass ich für diese Partei abstimme. 3. Balken: Sicher, dass ich abstimme und für diese Partei. Letzter brauner Balken: Wähle nicht, weiß nicht, antworte nicht Quelle: hvg.hu/360/20260325_m…

@NeoSchmied @moritz_gathmann Knapp 5% (267.834) der bei den Wahlen 2022 abgegebenen Stimmen für die Parteilisten stammten von Auslandsungarn, v.a. aus Rumänien. Davon entfielen gut 94% auf FIDESZ. Mehr Info hier stephanmueller.substack.com/p/wahlen-in-un…

@moritz_gathmann Wie spielt hier eigentlich die Diaspora rein, gerade die in Rumänien? Wie groß ist die Rolle, die sie beim Aushang der Wahl spielen kann?

@moritz_gathmann Eine Mehrheit der Stimmen bedeutet bei weitem nicht eine Mehrheit der Sitze im Parlament. Leider. Aber dafür sorgt das auf Fidesz maßgeschneiderte Wahlsystem.

‼️Statement on the Orbán Government Accusing Me, an Investigative Journalist, of Espionage‼️ Today, the Hungarian government has filed a complaint against me for espionage. Accusing investigative journalists of espionage is virtually unprecedented in the 21st century for an EU member state. This is typical of Putin’s Russia, Belarus, and similar regimes. I have spent over a decade documenting how Russian spies and interests have penetrated Hungarian politics, so I am probably the least surprised by this. Despite growing signs that the Hungarian government acts as a Kremlin ally and copies the Russian model, I still trust that parts of the Hungarian state—and the judiciary—follow the Hungarian constitution, not that of the Russian Federation. I have never engaged in espionage. I see my work as journalistic counterintelligence—from exposing the hacking of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry by Russian actors to revealing the activities of Hungarian pro-Kremlin propagandists. Defending myself publicly would be easier if I were not bound by source protection. But that remains my top priority. I cannot reveal who provides me information or what I receive, including from within Hungarian state structures. If I were not a journalist, I could list many facts proving it is impossible for the Hungarian state to genuinely believe I am spying. Certain meetings, contacts, and information gathering could never have happened otherwise. This baseless accusation now forces me to share details of a specific investigation, including a conversation with a confidential source that appears to have been wiretapped. Normally, this would appear in a finished article or my upcoming book—not here. (It will appear there as well.) Since 2023, I have investigated whether the relationship between Péter Szijjártó and Russian officials exceeds legal limits. The published audio, where I’m heard talking to a source, mentions that communication between Szijjártó and Sergey Lavrov is recorded by EU intelligence services. Less attention has gone to my point that this relationship raises strong suspicion of political intelligence activity and influence operations in Russia’s interest. These are serious claims and hard to prove. As a journalist, I cannot force anyone to speak or hand over documents. That is why gathering this information has taken so long—and why I spoke to that sensitive source (while the conversation was secretly recorded). Serious claims require serious evidence, and I believe I have gathered some. I have not engaged in espionage. I have not cooperated with any foreign intelligence service in surveilling Szijjártó. Instead, I tried to verify earlier fragments of information about Szijjártó–Lavrov communication. I sought to identify the channels and phone numbers used, and whether a secret channel—possibly used by Russian intelligence—exists. In other words, whether Szijjártó uses a hidden device or number unknown even within the Hungarian Foreign Ministry. This was only one part of my research. The other, more serious topic is this: Since at least 2016–2017, EU and NATO intelligence services have had indications that large amounts of cash and precious stones may have been transported from Russia on Hungarian government aircraft or private jets used by government figures. Officials from at least six countries made such claims to me. These signals did not come from monitoring Hungarian targets, but, for example, from intercepting Russian officials discussing or preparing such shipments. Alongside Szijjártó–Lavrov communication, I examined how baggage screening and handling works on such flights, which officials travel with what luggage, whether more packages arrive from Moscow than depart, and how such shipments could be handled discreetly. I know how serious this is, and I would not have written even this much—but since I do not know what else may be taken from the edited recording, or what fabricated accusations (like, for example, that I was seeking such details to commit terrorism) may follow, I believe I must share this now. Why do I investigate all this? According to many sources familiar with the Hungarian state and counterintelligence, there is no independent body in the Orbán system able to investigate or act if a senior official is suspected of espionage. Government members direct intelligence services and set expectations. The services lack both tools and authority to investigate a government member. I knew this would be difficult when I chose to pursue it. But few people in Hungary can or dare to do this, so I felt it was my duty. We have now reached the point where the Orbán government—of which Szijjártó is still a member—aware of my reporting plans and the risk they pose, has preemptively accused me of espionage. I am a Hungarian patriot. I serve the public. As an investigative journalist, my job is to hold power accountable. Neither political theater nor legal threats will deter me.

The Defence Minister of Pakistan wrote on X: “It seems the war's objective has shifted to opening the Strait of Hormuz; a strait that was open before the war."

The Hungarian government is filing charges against investigative journalist of @direkt36 and @VSquare_Project @panyiszabolcs for espionage. This was announced by Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyás this morning. I stand in full solidarity with Szabolcs.

BREAKING: Tonight at 4 a.m. Palestine time, Israeli settlers carried out a pogrom in the village of Tyasir in the West Bank, opening fire on civilians and terrorizing the entire community. One of the victims is an elderly Palestinian man who was beaten with clubs by settlers who attacked his home in an attempt to set it on fire, leaving him with severe head and facial fractures. He is now in critical condition. The world cannot remain silent in the face of settler terrorism in the West Bank—it is time to act, to impose sanctions, and to hold the Israeli government accountable.

BREAKING: Five Palestinians were injured in a settler attack on the village of Mu’khamas; all were rushed to the hospital. This is the same village where Israeli settlers killed a Palestinian-American last month.