Hungary bans three Ukrainians from entering Schengen area for allegedly threatening Orbán
Gergely Gulyás, the head of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Office, has said the Hungarian government has decided to ban three Ukrainian citizens – two military servicemen and a political analyst – from entering Hungary and the Schengen area for allegedly making threats against Orbán.
Source: European Pravda, citing 24hu
Details: Gulyás said the ban applies to Lieutenant General Hryhorii Omelchenko, Yevhen Karas, a Ukrainian serviceman whom the official described as the leader of the "neo-Nazi group C14", and political analyst Borys Tizenhauzen.
The Hungarian official alleges that the three Ukrainian citizens have threatened Hungary with a military attack and have also made threats against Orbán and his family.
Gulyás claimed Omelchenko had threatened to "kill" the prime minister and advised him to "think of his children and grandchildren", while Tizenhauzen, he said, had discussed the possibility of sending Ukrainian troops to Hungary.
Regarding Karas, Gulyás said that his alleged leadership role in a neo-Nazi group, as well as supposed threats against Orbán, give sufficient grounds to deny him entry.
Background:
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier that he hopes "a certain person" in the EU (presumably Orbán) will stop blocking the €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine, otherwise he might give that person's contact details to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- Hungary has been blocking the allocation of the €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine.
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico publicly supported Orbán after Zelenskyy said he would give the address of "a certain person" to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- The European Commission considers such statements by Zelenskyy about Orbán to be unacceptable.
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