Taoiseach and Polish prime minister blast Hungary’s ‘sinister’ contacts with Russia

Taoiseach Micheal Martin speaking to reporters outside Government Buildings in Dublin. Picture: Bairbre Holmes/PA Wire

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has joined Poland's prime minister Donald Tusk in blasting Hungary’s foreign minister’s "repulsive", "sinister" and "unacceptable" backchannel talks with Russia.

Earlier today, a group of five European media outlets published what they said was a phone call between Szijjártó and the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, which discussed plans to amend the EU’s sanctions list to Moscow’s liking.