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Hungary seizes millions of euros in cash and gold from Ukrainian convoy


Seven Ukrainians arrested and money-laundering investigation launched in latest spat between Kyiv and Budapest

An increasingly acrimonious spat between Hungary and Ukraine has escalated further, as Budapest impounded two Ukrainian armoured bank vehicles carrying millions of euros of hard cash as well as bars of gold.

Seven Ukrainian citizens accompanying the convoy were also arrested.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/hungary-seizes-millions-euros-cash-gold-ukrainian-convoy

Author : Shaun Walker in Kyiv and Flora Garamvolgyi in Budapest

Publish date : 2026-03-06 16:00:00

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