Nadejda Hriptievschi

Lawyer, Member of Pre-Vetting and Prosecutors Vetting Commissions. All views personal.

[Maia Sandu @sandumaiamd]

Heartfelt congratulations to @NikolPashinyan on your election victory, won despite massive foreign interference. Moldova and Armenia share a commitment to peace and stability in Europe, and I look forward to deepening our dialogue and working closely together in the years ahead.

[EU in the Republic of Moldova @EUinMoldova]

The Republic of Moldova is ready to move forward to the next stage of the European Union accession process.

This was one of the messages conveyed by @MartaKosEU, European Commissioner for Enlargement, during the press conference held together with the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu.

The European Commissioner commended the Republic of Moldova’s remarkable progress in implementing reforms and underlined that the technical preparatory stage of the accession process has been completed.

This progress is also reflected in the growing interest of companies and investors in Moldova.

Moldova is advancing on its European path through reforms, investment and growing confidence in its European future.

ℹ Details: https://t.co/0C9UxZwR4N
🎙 Press conference: https://t.co/RD1FbZYfM5

@IwonaPiorkoEU
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[Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 @CY2026EU]

Τοday the Cyprus Presidency initiated the preparation for the formal opening of Cluster one in the accession negotiations of Ukraine and Moldova.

This marks a significant milestone in their European integration path, and sends a strong message of EU unity and determination.

In the coming days, we will continue working dedicately towards finalizing the discussions in the Council for the formal opening of the cluster.

The Cyprus Presidency, guided by the merit-based approach, is delivering on enlargement, which is a strategic priority and one of the European Union’s most transformative policies.

[Nadejda Hriptievschi @NadejdaH]

#SlavaUkraïni !

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Our long-range capabilities are significantly changing the situation – and, more broadly, the world’s perception of Russia’s war. Many partners are now signaling that they see what is happening and how everything has changed – both in attitudes toward this war and in the reachability of Russian targets on Russian territory.

The war is quite predictably returning to its “native harbor,” and this is a clear signal that one should not pick a fight with Ukraine or wage an unjust war of conquest against another people.

[EU in the Republic of Moldova @EUinMoldova]

Equality is at the heart of democracy. 🏳️‍🌈

On IDAHOT 2026, we reaffirm that the protection of human rights for LGBTI persons is a shared responsibility and a sign of a healthy society. The EU supports Moldova in building an inclusive environment where any form of hatred — online or offline — is countered to ensure safety for all. 🇪🇺🇲🇩

[Maia Sandu @sandumaiamd]

Today, 36 countries and the EU established the Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine — a historic step towards holding Russia accountable.

It mattered to us that Moldova helped bring this about during its presidency of @CoE Committee of Ministers.

[Nadejda Hriptievschi @NadejdaH]

Long leave Europe!

[European Democrats @democrats_eu]

The chant “Europe, Europe, Europe” rising from the banks of the Danube, in front of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, where Péter Magyar @magyarpeterMP is celebrating his electoral victory, is a cry that shakes the conscience of us all. It lifts our spirits, fills us with joy, and gives us hope that this era of sovereigntism and populism may soon be consigned to the past. Long live a united and democratic Europe!

[Nadejda Hriptievschi @NadejdaH]

Congratulations, dear Hungary and its people!

[Maia Sandu @sandumaiamd]

Congratulations to @magyarpeterMP and the Tisza party on this clear victory.

Moldova looks forward to accelerating our partnership with Hungary — building on the friendship that unites our people — and to working together for a stronger, more united, resilient Europe.

[Szabolcs Panyi @panyiszabolcs]

‼️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.

[Maia Sandu @sandumaiamd]

Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s Novodnistrovsk hydropower plant has spilled oil into the Nistru River, threatening Moldova’s water supply.

We declared environmental alert and are acting to protect our people. Russia bears full responsibility.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: CBS refused to air this Colbert interview with Democrat James Talarico, who is running for Senate in Texas, after being intimidated by Trump’s FCC rules.

Trump is worried that democrats are about to flip Texas.

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[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

Overnight, Russia brutally attacked Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa.

Hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles targeted energy system, depriving people of power, heating, and water. Civilians were injured, including a toddler and a 4-year-old child.

No one can close eyes to Russian terror. It is happening right now in the middle of Europe. Despite the Olympic Truce and US-led peace efforts.

The IOC attempts to shamefully ban athletes and remembrance — but it cannot ban the reality. The reality of the largest war of aggression in Europe since WWII.

Each such strike is a blow to peace efforts aimed at ending the war. Russia must be forced to take diplomacy seriously and deescalate. This can only be achieved through unity, strength, and increased pressure on Moscow.

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

There is no word to describe Russian murderers who fired a combat drone at a residential house in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region, killing three toddlers, two two-year old boys and a one-year old girl, along with their 24 year-old father. Only an injured pregnant mom was left alive with burns.

Russian is a terrorist state and its acts of terror cannot go unpunished. Every Russian criminal responsible for this and other atrocities must face justice. All international efforts aimed at tangible accountability must be sped up.

Other Russian strikes all across Ukraine targeted civilian infrastructure, energy objects, and residential areas. Each such strike discredits diplomatic efforts. We urge our partners to increase pressure on Moscow to end the war.

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

"As a foreigner living in Kyiv, I feel I need to say something uncomfortable. We need to stop repeating the narrative that Ukraine is resilient," writes Elsa Court, audience development manager at the Kyiv Independent, in this op-ed.

"Ukrainians shouldn't have to be resilient. If Ukraine's partners were to give the kind of support Kyiv continually begged for, civilians would not have to be suffering." https://t.co/fqV9Htvaxs

[UAVoyager🇺🇦 @NAFOvoyager]

No child should ever have to live like this.

Nothing will make us forgive russians. Never.

[Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina]

I am a Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. I have a question. 

Why has Trump's year of negotiations been the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion? The number of deaths and injuries has increased by 31 percent compared to the previous year.
Why did Putin not allow himself such brutal strikes on civilian infrastructure under Biden, whom Trump calls “weak,” but totally destroys peaceful cities and disregards the “strong Trump”?

Photo Liz Landers

[Nadejda Hriptievschi @NadejdaH]

Support #Ukraine stop russia.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today, Russia struck a passenger train in the Kharkiv region with attack drones. In any country, a drone strike on a civilian train would be regarded in the same way – purely as an act of terrorism. There would be no doubt about the classification, neither in Europe, nor in America, nor in the Arab world, nor in China, nor anywhere else. There is, and can be, no military justification for killing civilians in a train carriage. In particular, over 200 people were on the train, and 18 were in the carriage hit by one of the Russian drones. Overall, this attack involving three drones has so far resulted in four confirmed deaths. My condolences to all the families and loved ones. Rescue teams are still searching for four more people, and two others have been injured.

Russia must be held accountable for what it is doing. And this means responsibility not only for strikes against our people, against our life, but for the very ability to carry out such attacks. The Russians have significantly increased their capacity to kill, their capacity to terrorize. They are investing in the progress of terror. And our task – and this should unite all decent people around the world – is to ensure progress in the protection of life. This is possible through pressure on Russia. This is possible by punishing Russia for its actions. This is possible through support for Ukraine. I thank everyone who does not remain silent when they see what Russian terrorists are doing.

[Nadejda Hriptievschi @NadejdaH]

#StandWithUkraine stop the killing of civilians The free world can do it by supporting #Ukraine and enforcing meaningful sanctions against russia

[Maia Sandu @sandumaiamd]

This train was carrying men and women going about their lives. Civilians. Striking them violates international law. Those responsible must be held accountable. Russia must face sustained pressure, and Ukraine must receive continued support to defend its people and Europe’s peace.

[Nadejda Hriptievschi @NadejdaH]

Excellent message

[Toiu Oana @oana_toiu]

The only time in its history NATO was tested on the promise that an attack on one is an attack on all was after 9/11.

Romania answered the call, even without being NATO member at that time. We understood this to be our duty and once the Article 5 was triggered, Romanian soldiers were boarding for Afghanistan. So did other Allies.

President Trump asked us now, at Davos, if Europe would answer the call of US in times of need.

History answered that question already. #wef2026 #davos #nato

[Olena Halushka @OlenaHalushka]

It's not ok to watch an entire nation being bombed into freezing in brutal subzero temperatures.
It's not ok to pretend russia wants peace while it targets homes, hospitals, and energy grid, aiming to destroy the Ukrainian nation.
It's not ok to delay air defences while civilians sleep in cold shelters and darkness.
It's not ok to care more about bloody russian money than the lives of Ukrainian children.
It's not ok to reward an aggressor with lands and people.
It's not ok to normalize war crimes, mass graves, and deported children.

So many things happening around are utterly wrong, pushing the prospects of real peace further away.