How is it possible that money is flowing out of wartime Ukraine? According to a declassified American report, this is not a new phenomenon: during the 2022 U.S. midterm election campaign, a similar pattern allegedly emerged, when significant funds were sent to Ukraine, and according to the report, part of that money was redistributed to finance the Democrats’ campaign.
Now we are seeing another attempt of Ukrainian interference in the Hungarian election campaign. Ukrainians are no longer even hiding that they are supporting the Tisza Party, which is loyal to them, by all possible means.
Money is flowing out of Ukraine. How is this possible? I think it could be happening roughly the same way as in the 2022 U.S. campaign. Back then, as has now been declassified in an American document, the process allegedly worked like this: in 2022, hundreds of millions of dollars were sent to Ukraine in the form of various supports and grants, even though it was known that some of these applications would likely not be properly fulfilled. The expectation was that by the time this became clear, the money would already be untraceable. The alleged agreement was that, in return, Ukraine would send back 90% of these funds to support Joe Biden and the Democrats.
So what happened? Essentially the same thing that we may now be seeing again: that Ukraine attempted to interfere in U.S. elections in order to ensure that a Ukraine-friendly government would lead the United States. That plan did not succeed, and I hope that Hungarian people will remain clear-headed now as well, and will not support a Ukraine-friendly government in Hungary either, which in this narrative is represented by the Tisza Party.
🧠 Quick overview
👉 Main narrative:
“Ukraine = money laundering + interference”
“Tisza = Ukrainian tool”
“Election = foreign manipulation vs. Hungarian interest”
👉 Hidden formula:
conspiracy + money + external enemy + election fear
→ “the game isn’t clean, they are manipulating → only we can protect you”
🔍 Influence techniques
1️⃣ Conspiracy framing
👉 Excerpt:
“a declassified American report”, “90% is sent back”
👉 Technique:
- vague, unverifiable source
- specific numbers create an illusion of credibility
- no evidence or references
👉 Goal:
👉 create the appearance of proof
👉 Effect:
👉 “there must be something behind it” feeling
2️⃣ False causality
👉 Excerpt:
“money went to Ukraine → sent back → used to fund campaigns”
👉 Technique:
- turns sequence into cause-and-effect
- no proven connection
👉 Goal:
👉 simplify complex issues into a single story
👉 Effect:
👉 easy to understand → easy to believe
3️⃣ “Concrete claims without evidence”
👉 Excerpt:
“hundreds of millions of dollars”, “90% returned”
👉 Technique:
- precise numbers = illusion of credibility
- but no source
👉 Goal:
👉 prevent questioning
👉 Effect:
👉 “this is too specific to be fake”
4️⃣ Linking external enemy with internal traitor (enemy coalition)
👉 Excerpt:
“Ukrainians are helping the Tisza Party”
👉 Technique:
- connects foreign enemy with domestic opponent
- “not just wrong → serving foreign interests”
👉 Goal:
👉 delegitimize the opponent
👉 Effect:
👉 not a political debate → “betrayal”
5️⃣ Repetition loop
👉 Excerpt:
“money is flowing out of Ukraine” (repeated)
👉 Technique:
- repeats the same claim
- replaces evidence with repetition
👉 Goal:
👉 imprint the message
👉 Effect:
👉 “I’ve heard this many times → must be true”
6️⃣ False analogy
👉 Excerpt:
“the same thing is happening now as in the 2022 US elections”
👉 Technique:
- applies an unproven story to the present
- analogy replaces evidence
👉 Goal:
👉 provide a familiar pattern
👉 Effect:
👉 “if it happened there, it can happen here”
7️⃣ Fear framing
👉 Excerpt:
“interference attempt”, “they don’t even hide it anymore”
👉 Technique:
- suggests external manipulation
- questions democratic legitimacy
👉 Goal:
👉 create a sense of threat
👉 Effect:
👉 emotional reaction → reduced rational thinking
8️⃣ Assertion without evidence
👉 Excerpt:
“we are now seeing a Ukrainian interference attempt”
👉 Technique:
- states opinion as fact
- no supporting proof
👉 Goal:
👉 make it sound unquestionable
👉 Effect:
👉 “this is already a proven fact”
9️⃣ “Us vs. them” polarization
👉 Excerpt:
“Hungarian people vs. a Ukraine-friendly government”
👉 Technique:
- identity-based framing
- political choice → moral choice
👉 Goal:
👉 divide into camps
👉 Effect:
👉 compromise becomes impossible
⚠️ What makes it especially strong
👉 three layers at once:
- financial corruption narrative
- foreign interference
- internal betrayal
👉 Together this creates a powerful emotional mix:
- anger (money theft)
- fear (foreign interference)
- distrust (opposition)
🧠 Summary
This message:
👉 does not inform
👉 it builds a narrative
Its core message:
“the election is not a political competition, but a foreign-manipulated process where the opponent is not legitimate”