Hungarian Group Seeks Removal of Putin's Interpreter

0:00World headlines in two minutes or less. You're tuned in to Global News Today. A Hungarian civil rights group is calling for the removal of Vladimir Putin's former interpreter from an international mission, monitoring the country's upcoming election on April 12th. The group worries about her involvement as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces his toughest race since taking office in 2010, with polls showing, him behind the center-right challenger. Darya Boyarskaya serves as a senior advisor for the organization for security and cooperation in Europe's parliamentary assembly, helping prepare, election observations. She previously worked at Russia's Foreign Ministry, and in 2022, Poland sanctioned her, barring entry over fear she could spark. Incidents harming its global standing. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee sent a letter this month urging OSCE leaders to pull her from duties to build trust in the process. They got to reply from the OSCE parliamentary assemblies Secretary General,

1:01who expressed full confidence in her abilities. The group's co-chair voice disappointment, saying the response didn't fully address their worries, OSCE officials having commented further on the matter. With Orbán's close ties to Putin drawing scrutiny amid the Ukraine war, this flap highlights tensions as Europe watches Hungary's vote, which could, shift the balance against rising nationalist forces.