Ukraine tells Hungary representative PR on POW issue unacceptable

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has summoned Hungary's chargé d'affaires ad interim in Ukraine on 5 March over the transfer by Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin of two captured Ukrainian soldiers to the Hungarian side.

Source: a statement by Ukraine's foreign ministry, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Ukraine's Foreign Ministry stressed to the Hungarian diplomat the "unacceptability of PR and politicisation of sensitive issues" over the transfer of Ukrainian prisoners to Hungary.

"The Ukrainian side has reiterated the demand to ensure that the returned servicemen are able to contact Ukraine's consular officers to check their health, provide consular assistance and guarantee the ability to freely determine their future without external pressure or coercion," the statement said.

Ukraine expects "a prompt response and official confirmation that the individuals concerned will be granted full freedom to choose their place of residence and further plans".

Background:

• As is known, Putin at a meeting with Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto in Moscow promised to release two Ukrainian soldiers who have Hungarian citizenship.
• The foreign ministry then noted that the Ukrainian side had not been provided with information about who exactly had been released from Russian captivity.

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