• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Hungary has returned seized cash worth millions of dollars.
  • In early March, Hungarian security forces stopped a routine money transport between Austria and Ukraine, seizing $40 million, €35 million in cash, and 9 kg of gold.
  • Hungarian authorities suspected money laundering but provided no evidence.
  • Seven Ukrainian escorts were detained but later released.
  • The seizure was linked to tense relations between Kyiv and Budapest under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, including disputes over Russian oil and a blocked EU loan to Ukraine.