International17 June 2026

Hungary launches probe into seizure of Ukrainian cash and gold

Ukraine's Oschadbank said its ​employees had been engaged in a routine ​operation of the kind that it had carried out ‌weekly ⁠sincedddd Russia's invasion of Ukraine.


In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Prime Minister Peter Magyar, overwhelming winner of April's election, said ​the prosecutor general "must ​address ⁠the matter without delay".


Orban had made scepticism towards support for Ukraine ​in its war with Russia a ​central ⁠plank of his campaign, and vetoed new European Union sanctions on Moscow as well ⁠as ​a loan for Kyiv.


Hungary returned ​the cash and gold to Ukraine days before Magyar's inauguration.


 


-Reuters

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