Hungary

Ukraine and Hungary have agreed to resume expert-level consultations on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Zakarpattya Oblast, with both sides appointing delegations and initial talks potentially starting online as soon as Monday, May 19, the two countries' foreign ministers Andrii Sybiha and Anita Orban said.

Hungary’s Tax and Customs Administration detained seven Ukrainians, including a retired general of a Ukrainian special service, and two Oschadbank cash-in-transit vehicles carrying $40 million, €35 million and 9 kg of gold, citing money laundering charges, the Hungarian news site hvg.hu reported.

Hungarian authorities concealed two Oschadbank armored cash-in-transit vehicles carrying $40 million, €35 million and 9 kg of gold at the country’s Anti-Terrorist Center after detaining them on Thursday, Ukrainian media outlets, including European Pravda and RBC-Ukraine, reported, citing sources.