Hungary's government will be asked to provide explanations and details about its role in the transfer to the country of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war freed by Russia, the European Union's executive arm said Wednesday.
The liberation of the POWs has created further tensions between Ukraine and Hungary's government, which is led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and is one of the most friendly toward Moscow of the EU's 27 nations. Budapest has repeatedly expressed its opposition to the bloc's sanctions against Russia.
Ukraine has blamed Hungary for barring access to the prisoners, and the country's foreign ministry said it wasn't informed about the negotiations leading to their liberation.
