Hungary Returns Seized Oschadbank Cash and Gold to Ukraine
Zelenskyy said the return marks a constructive step after Hungary seized about $82 million in cash and gold from Oschadbank couriers in March.
- On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Hungary returned $40 million, 35 million euros, and nine kilograms of gold seized from Oschadbank employees in March.
- Hungarian authorities detained seven Oschadbank couriers on March 5 while transporting the assets through Budapest, triggering a diplomatic row that Ukraine characterized as "hostage-taking."
- The incident stemmed from a serious falling-out in February between Zelensky and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over Russian oil deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline.
- After Orban lost the April 12 election, successor Peter Magyar ended the confrontation with Kyiv, allowing oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline to resume.
- Zelensky thanked Budapest for the return, calling it a "constructive and civilized step" that signals improved bilateral relations between the two nations.
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Hungr a returned today Ukrainian cash and gold that seized early in this to or to the state bank of Hungr a.
Hungary returned on Wednesday a shipment of cash and Ukrainian gold worth 82 million dollars, confiscated on March 5, 2026 under suspicion of money laundering, to the Ukrainian state bank Oschadbank. Article Hungary returns to Ukraine a shipment of cash and gold confiscated by the government Viktor Orban worth 82 million dollars appears first in Romania TV.
Hungary returned approximately $82 million in cash and gold confiscated in March from a convoy of Ukrainian state bank Oschadbank, after two months of tension with Kiev. President Volodimir Zelenski thanked Budapest for "the constructive approach" and "civilised gesture".
According to Volodymyr Selenskyy, several millions and gold seized by Hungarian officials are back in Ukraine. After Viktor Orbán's departure, relations between the countries seem to improve.
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