Hungary detains 7 Ukrainians amid cash seizure controversy
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Hungary’s foreign minister is accusing Ukraine of trying to sway Hungary’s election, as a dispute over Russian oil drives tensions higher.
Hungary said on Friday it had detained seven Ukrainians carrying around $82 million in cash and gold on suspicion of money laundering, as Kyiv accused Budapest of taking bank employees hostage amid a dispute over oil shipments.
Hungary’s seizure of seven Ukrainian bank staff transporting cash ratchets up dispute between Budapest and Kyiv
BUDAPEST, March 5 (Reuters) - Hungary will force neighbouring Ukraine with "political and financial tools" to reopen the key Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian oil to Hungarian refineries, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday.
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