Foreign ministry advises Ukrainians not to travel to Hungary after cash-in-transit guards seized
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has urged Ukrainian citizens to refrain from travelling to Hungary after an incident in which Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards were seized by the Hungarian authorities.
Source: European Pravda, citing a statement by Ukraine's Foreign Ministry
Details: The ministry said it is currently impossible to guarantee the safety of Ukrainians in Hungary in view of the "arbitrary actions of the Hungarian authorities" and therefore urged people to refrain from travelling to the country.
"If possible, please choose other transit routes, not via Hungarian territory," the foreign ministry noted.
The ministry also drew attention to the risk for European and Ukrainian businesses of "arbitrary misappropriation of assets in Hungarian territory" and therefore recommended "bearing these risks in mind in the context of any business activity in this country".
Background:
- The National Bank of Ukraine reported on the night of 5-6 March that the Hungarian authorities had seized seven Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards and a large amount of currency.
- It later emerged that the cash-in-transit vehicles seized by Hungarian law enforcement officers have been hidden at Hungary's Counterterrorism Centre. It is worth noting that this agency has previously taken part in anti-Ukrainian provocations organised by Orbán's regime. The whereabouts of the bank employees remain unknown.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the Hungarian authorities' actions as "hostage-taking and state terrorism".
- He also reported that Hungary has still not granted Ukrainian consuls access to the seven Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards.
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