Oschadbank said two armored vehicles were detained during a regular transfer between Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank and the Ukrainian state lender.Mykola Tys/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Ukraine accuses Hungary of seizing cash and gold shipment, detaining bank staff – POLITICO

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Ukraine on Friday accused Hungary of detaining seven employees of the state-owned Oschadbank and seizing millions in cash and gold.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the seven Ukrainians were transporting funds between Austria and Ukraine as part of a routine banking operation when Hungarian authorities stopped the convoy in Budapest.

“In fact, we are talking about Hungary taking hostages and stealing money,” Sybiha wrote on X. “If this is the ‘force’ announced earlier today by Mr. Orbán, then it is the force of a criminal gang. This is state terrorism and racketeering.”