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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.
Seven Ukrainian employees of Oschadbank were detained in two armored cash-transport vehicles carrying tens of millions of dollars and euros plus 9 kilograms of gold on suspicion of money laundering. Kyiv denounces the move as hostage-taking and political intimidation, tying it to broader Hungary–Ukraine tensions over Russian oil and the Druzhba pipeline.
Hungarian authorities detained seven Ukrainian employees of the state-owned Oschadbank and seized two armored cash-transport vehicles carrying $40 million, €35 million, and 9 kilograms of gold on suspicion of money laundering; Kyiv denounced the move as hostage-taking, while Hungary expels the Ukrainians amid broader tensions with Ukraine over Russian oil shipments and electoral politics that have strained the two countries.