Hungary Returns Seized Ukrainian Assets, Signaling a Kyiv-Budapest Thaw
Hungary handed back €35 million, $40 million, and 9 kilograms of gold seized from Ukraine’s state-bank convoy, a sign of warmer ties after Viktor Orbán’s departure and Péter Magyar’s victory; Zelenskyy called it an important step, and Kyiv noted a constructive approach, while Hungary has moved to drop its veto on a large EU loan to Ukraine and eased tensions over the Druzhba oil pipeline.
