Hungary deploys troops to secure gas pipeline amid election turmoil

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has placed military units to protect a critical gas pipeline near the Serbian border, escalating tensions just days ahead of a pivotal national election. The move follows Serbia's discovery of explosives near the pipeline carrying Russian natural gas to Hungary, sparking accusations from opposition figures of potential false-flag operations aimed at swaying the vote. Orbán has dismissed such allegations, choosing instead to stress the pipeline’s strategic im