Hungary returned the money and gold seized by Ukraine in March.

Hungary surprisingly readily parted with what it had recently considered "material evidence." Zelenskyy reported on his social media:

An important step in relations with Hungary: today, Oschadbank's funds and valuables, seized by Hungarian intelligence services in March of this year, were returned.

Let's recap the background. On March 6, the Hungarian anti-terrorist police (TEK) reported a spectacular operation. Seven Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards, two vehicles, and a substantial cargo: $40 million, €35 million, and 9 kilograms of gold.

Budapest then claimed ties to the "Ukrainian military mafia" and money laundering. The National Bank of Ukraine, of course, denied everything, citing its contract with Raiffeisen Bank.

The scandal escalated. Kyiv demanded the return of the seized assets. Hungary held off. The cash collectors were eventually expelled, but the valuables ended up in Budapest vaults. And then suddenly, everything was returned. What had changed? The answer is obvious: a change of power in Budapest.

Viktor Orbán's party suffered a defeat in the parliamentary elections. On May 9, Péter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, will take over as prime minister. And before the future head of government has even taken office, Hungary has already begun paying off its debts. First, it lifted its block on a €90 billion loan from the EU to Kyiv. Now, it has returned the money to Oschadbank.

Comments

[topol717]

And suddenly – everything was back. What changed?

The author is an answer tailored to the question.
Sweden seizes tankers coming from Russia and then releases them. What happened? Maybe someone just provided the necessary documents? Or is that impossible?
And the 90-yard clause was a real relief. Magyar said he didn't mind, but Hungary wouldn't pay or guarantee anything.

[Vladimir_Semenovich]

Hungary is a subsidized EU country; it can't repay or guarantee anything. The 90 billion is a loan from the EU, and Hungary has its own interests, because, because of Orbán, the EU froze a similar loan for Hungary worth 16 billion.

[Tusv]

This is a contender. Where is our Scythian gold?

[novel66]

This is a precedent. And the candidate in Romania is preparing for the elections.

[Tusv]

Thank you for correcting

[Starover_Z]

Now Russia needs to return gas to Hungary at European prices! Or, more accurately, stop selling energy resources to GayRope altogether!

[Irek]

They bent Magyar over, but there was no show-off.

[solar]

It was not Magyar who brought it back, but Orban, who still rules Hungary.

[Smoked]

As they say, they expected bloodshed, but in the end they ate the siskin.

[yuriy55]

We will feed our enemies because there are “different people” in the Kremlin...
Or are the actions of European states to support the Kyiv regime an honorable duty of all EU countries?

[ODERVIT]

There's an ad for Czech beer on TV. The Czech Republic is on the list of unfriendly countries, so what? It's non-alcoholic.
This is all bad.

[ANB]

Czech beer is being advertised on TV channels. The Czech Republic is on the list of unfriendly countries.

1. This is our beer, pretending to be Czech.
2. Advertising "non-alcoholic" products is a deception of the state and consumers.

[Simargl]

Quote: ODERVIT

Czech beer is being advertised on TV channels.

So what? Is Kyiv cake now on the blacklist?
We're not very friendly with Japan - should we ban rolls?

[andrey martov]

Zelensky recalculated and expressed outrage that Hungary returned the confiscated funds without interest.

[Anatoly Eliseev]

A coward is the new ruler of Hungary. An American cur.

[Ivanhoe]

Peter Madyar e from sschoto stinkingly lupilo, from koto sa and "Bird of Madyar."

[Simargl]

So what changed? The answer is obvious: a change of power in Budapest.

Maybe nothing has changed?
Did Oschadbank simply claim legitimate rights to these funds, and the Hungarians are not thieves, unlike some others?
Seeing Trump's hand everywhere?

[faterdom]

These funds were simply being used to support Magyar, and now that he's won the election, there's no point in holding onto them for any kind of investigation or investigation. They'll only start confiscating anything Ukrainian if Ukraine changes course to a pro-Russian one. Then everyone will immediately remember all the debts and come up with new ones, and they'll seize whatever they like to pay for them—grain, metal, ships, airplanes.
Only the liquidation of Ukraine itself as a state renders all these "fair claims" meaningless, leaving the "creditors" alone with Russia, which, naturally, won't repay the drone loan, and, I hope, won't even engage in debate about it, as it's nonsense. On the contrary, our bills should be presented and officially presented to the French, British, and other Danes, as a precondition for any agreements favorable to them, even if it's just an air corridor—let them avoid us for another 100 years.

[Samoyed]

And the Soviet generals said not to take Magyars prisoner. After Zoya. I remember.