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Hungary detains 7 Ukrainians amid cash seizure controversy

Hungary temporarily detains 7 Ukrainians and seizes $80 million cash shipment, angering Kiev

Hungarian authorities temporarily detained seven Ukrainian citizens and seized two armored cars carrying tens of millions of euros (dollars) in cash across Hungary on suspicion of money laundering, of...

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Hungary detains Ukrainians carrying $82 million in cash and gold; Kyiv calls it a hostage-taking

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Hungary says it detains 7 Ukrainians for suspected money laundering

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Ukrainian bank workers released after detention in Hungary

Ukraine has secured the release of seven Ukrainian bank workers arrested on Thursday in Hungary while transporting $80m (£60m) worth of cash and 9kg of gold in cash-transport vehicles to Ukraine.

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Hungary investigating "money laundering" after abduction of Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards

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Hungary has not returned cash seized from bank workers, Kyiv says

Hungary’s top diplomat stokes anger at anti-Ukraine protest with allegation of election meddling

Hungary’s foreign minister is accusing Ukraine of trying to sway Hungary’s election, as a dispute over Russian oil drives tensions higher.

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Ukraine accuses Hungary of taking hostage bank employees who were carrying $82 million

Ukraine accused Hungary on Friday of "taking hostage" seven employees of its state savings bank who were carrying around $82 million in cash and gold, as Budapest vowed to stop transit shipments to the war-torn country amid an oil dispute.

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Ukrainian foreign minister does not rule out sanctions and other restrictive measures against Hungary

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that Ukraine reserves the right to take response measures after Hungary detained Ukrainian cash-in-transit vehicles carrying cash and gold as well as

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Ukraine accuses Hungary of taking seven people hostage

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has accused Hungarian authorities of taking hostage seven employees of Ukraine's state savings bank, Oschadbank. Writing on X, Sybiha said: "Today in Budapest,

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Hungary to Expel Seven Ukrainian Nationals, Government Spokesperson Says

Hungary is ⁠going to expel all seven ‌Ukrainian nationals who ‌were ⁠detained ⁠while they were transporting cash and gold from Austria to Ukraine, government spokesman ⁠Zoltan Kovacs ⁠wrote ⁠on X on Friday.