A week before Hungarian voters head to the polls, Serbian officials say they have discovered two backpacks containing explosives and detonators near a pipeline that carries Russian gas into Hungary. Budapest is calling it a planned act of sabotage. The incident comes at a politically sensitive moment: Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is trailing in the polls ahead of next Sunday’s election, and the discovery has added new scrutiny to an already tense campaign period. What’s really happening behind the scenes? DW speaks to Kim Lane Scheppele, Professor of International Affairs at Princeton University.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:40 Kim Lane Scheppele, Professor of International Affairs at Princeton University
02:50 Why the "Balkan Stream" pipeline is now in the spotlight
05:32 Ukraine firmly denies any involvement
09:05 Incident unfolds one week before Hungary’s election
10:54 Could this sway Hungarian voters?
12:09 Why both the US and Russia are watching Hungary
14:11 What to watch for in Hungary’s upcoming election
16:08 Will Orbán extend his 16 years in power?
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