{"id":1920734,"date":"2026-05-06T13:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1920734"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:48:39","slug":"zelenskyy-hails-important-step-as-hungary-returns-assets-seized-from-ukraine-bank-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1920734","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy hails &#8216;important step&#8217; as Hungary returns assets seized from Ukraine bank workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/89\/79\/1200x675_cmsv2_7a37a1eb-50c8-5779-bca4-d799d07fdaf8-9748979.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2891696-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2891696\" data-cid=\"9749012\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2891696-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/90\/12\/189x106_cmsv2_ffeda74a-2f6d-5660-a69f-8adfa538906b-9749012.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cala del Moraig is a stunning Blue Flag beach on Spain's Costa Blanca \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Destinations<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Spain\u2019s Blue Flag record: The beaches travellers should visit\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2891694-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2891694\" data-cid=\"9748998\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2891694-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/89\/98\/189x106_cmsv2_2cdf1bdc-f6c6-5fcb-b9bb-3602ddbb7e78-9748998.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Posters for Kneecap\u2019s new album \u2018Fenian\u2019 censored in London transport\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Culture news<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Have Kneecap posters been censored in London transport?\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2891592-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2891592\" data-cid=\"9748455\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2891592-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/84\/55\/189x106_cmsv2_86a56c1b-6009-5d9a-ad76-52836729fa66-9748455.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A Lufthansa aircraft at the airport in Munich, Germany, 13 April 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Business<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Lufthansa hits record revenue as Iran war fuel costs eat into profits\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2891544-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2891544\" data-cid=\"9748224\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2891544-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/82\/24\/189x106_cmsv2_9293cc22-b0e3-5b23-b7f2-32b1be232f35-9748224.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Use of this content is for editorial purposes only. 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workers<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/89\/79\/1536x864_cmsv2_7a37a1eb-50c8-5779-bca4-d799d07fdaf8-9748979.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of the European Political Community in Yerevan, 4 May, 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Ukraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of the European Political Community in Yerevan, 4 May, 2026<br \/>\n                    <span 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Ukraine&#8217;s Oschadbank demanded the immediate return of cash and gold confiscated by Hungarian authorities in March, lawyers representing the bank in Hungary told Euronews.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Wednesday that Hungary had returned cash and gold seized from employees of a state-owned Ukrainian bank in March amid a political spat.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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I thank everyone on Ukraine\u2019s team who fought for a fair decision and defended the interests of our state and our people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s Oschadbank demanded the immediate return of cash and gold confiscated by Hungarian authorities in March, lawyers representing the bank in Hungary told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>The incident triggered a diplomatic row after Hungarian police raided a convoy of cash carriers near Budapest and seized $40 million, \u20ac35 million and 9kg of gold.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary expelled seven Ukrainian nationals accompanying the transport the following day and opened an investigation into suspected money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>Horv\u00e1th Lawyers, a law firm representing Oschadbank and its seven employees in Hungary, told Euronews that the Ukrainian vehicles were carrying out a routine transfer from Austria&#8217;s Raiffeisen Bank to Oschadbank&#8217;s headquarters in Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary of kidnapping and state terrorism, while his Hungarian counterpart, P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, said the funds could be linked to criminal activities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The question rightly arises whether this is not the money of the Ukrainian war mafia,&#8221; Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 said.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary\u2019s outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n ordered the government to hold the cash and gold for up to 60 days amid an ongoing money laundering investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Orb\u00e1n, who led Hungary for 16 years until his ouster in a parliamentary election on 12 April, was widely seen as the most pro-Russian leader in the EU and had a particularly prickly relationship with Kyiv.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/62\/41\/808x539_cmsv2_39f83ac7-c1ce-5f43-8bc7-437ea789e5ab-9726241.jpg\" alt=\"Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister-elect P\u00e9ter Magyar at the Parliament building in Budapest, 17 April, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister-elect P\u00e9ter Magyar at the Parliament building in Budapest, 17 April, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Orb\u00e1n repeatedly used Hungary\u2019s veto power to stall financial assistance to Ukraine and block the country&#8217;s EU membership.<\/p>\n<p>But incoming premier P\u00e9ter Magyar offered last week to meet Zelenskyy to &#8220;open a new chapter in bilateral relations&#8221; and address a long-running feud over the rights of Ukraine&#8217;s ethnic Hungarians.<\/p>\n<p>Late last week, the European Union gave final approval to a \u20ac90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifted its veto, ending a two-month long impasse caused by the Hungarian veto spearheaded by Orb\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<p>The breakthrough came two days after Zelenskyy announced that <strong>the Druzhba pipeline<\/strong>, which carries cheap Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, had been repaired and could resume operations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">&#8216;We had to fight a different kind of mafia,&#8217; Magyar says ahead of talks with Meloni<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Hungary&#8217;s P\u00e9ter Magyar defends appointing brother-in-law as country&#8217;s justice minister<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The interruption of oil flows through Druzhba was at the core of Orb\u00e1n&#8217;s decision to veto the loan in February. The last-minute blockage outraged other EU leaders, <strong>who furiously condemned it<\/strong> as an &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; attempt to &#8220;blackmail.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Magyar, seen as a more moderate successor to Orb\u00e1n, said he wanted a reset in relations with Brussels and would evaluate joining the eurozone.<\/p>\n<p>He is also seen as less prickly towards Ukraine, saying he wants Hungary to have friendly relations with all of its neighbours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-contributors c-article-contributors-supplementary u-margin-top-2 u-padding-top-2\">\n<p>Additional sources<strong> \u2022 AP, AFP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center 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I thank everyone on Ukraine\u2019s team who fought for a fair decision and defended the interests of our state and our people.&#8221;Ukraine&#8217;s Oschadbank demanded the immediate return of cash and gold confiscated by Hungarian authorities in March, lawyers representing the bank in Hungary told Euronews.The incident triggered a diplomatic row after Hungarian police raided a convoy of cash carriers near Budapest and seized $40 million, \u20ac35 million and 9kg of gold.Hungary expelled seven Ukrainian nationals accompanying the transport the following day and opened an investigation into suspected money laundering.Horv\u00e1th Lawyers, a law firm representing Oschadbank and its seven employees in Hungary, told Euronews that the Ukrainian vehicles were carrying out a routine transfer from Austria&#8217;s Raiffeisen Bank to Oschadbank&#8217;s headquarters in Kyiv.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary of kidnapping and state terrorism, while his Hungarian counterpart, P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, said the funds could be linked to criminal activities.&#8221;The question rightly arises whether this is not the money of the Ukrainian war mafia,&#8221; Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 said.Hungary\u2019s outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n ordered the government to hold the cash and gold for up to 60 days amid an ongoing money laundering investigation.Orb\u00e1n, who led Hungary for 16 years until his ouster in a parliamentary election on 12 April, was widely seen as the most pro-Russian leader in the EU and had a particularly prickly relationship with Kyiv.Orb\u00e1n repeatedly used Hungary\u2019s veto power to stall financial assistance to Ukraine and block the country&#8217;s EU membership.But incoming premier P\u00e9ter Magyar offered last week to meet Zelenskyy to &#8220;open a new chapter in bilateral relations&#8221; and address a long-running feud over the rights of Ukraine&#8217;s ethnic Hungarians.Late last week, the European Union gave final approval to a \u20ac90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifted its veto, ending a two-month long impasse caused by the Hungarian veto spearheaded by Orb\u00e1n.The breakthrough came two days after Zelenskyy announced that\u00a0the Druzhba pipeline, which carries cheap Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, had been repaired and could resume operations.The interruption of oil flows through Druzhba was at the core of Orb\u00e1n&#8217;s decision to veto the loan in February. 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