"An important step in the relationship with Hungary," writes President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X, thanking Hungary for a "constructive and civilized approach."
The seven bank employees were held captive for a day before being deported. What remained was their cargo: 35 million euros in cash and nine kilograms of gold.
According to Kyiv, it was a normal transfer of state assets. Hungary described it as financing the “Ukrainian war mafia.”
Following the Hungarian power struggle, in which incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar has shown a more pro-Ukrainian stance than incumbent Viktor Orbán, Hungary has agreed to an EU loan to Ukraine and Magyar has proposed a meeting with Zelenskyy.
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