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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy accuses Hungary of ‘banditry’ over seized gold and cash

Hungary PM Viktor Orbán orders cash and gold shipment be held for up to 60 days. Moscow and Kyiv both claim battlefield gains. What we know on day 1,477

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine seeks return of money and valuables seized in Hungary, authorities tell Euronews

Kyiv is seeking help from the EU to recover money and valuables seized by Hungary last week, while Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered the government to hold cash and gold seized from a Ukrainian bank for up to 60 days amid an ongoing investigation.

Euronews

Brussels backs mini-nuclear power plants to secure low-carbon power

The EU is counting on small nuclear reactors to help meet climate targets and stabilise power supply, but some countries and environmental groups warn the technology is costly and unproven.

Euronews

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Fico and von der Leyen agree Druzhba pipeline must be restored amid energy standoff

The Slovak prime minister says he and the EU Commission president are aligned on restoring the Druzhba pipeline, as a dispute between Slovakia, Hungary and Ukraine over the damaged oil route intensifies.

Euronews

Hungary's Orbán orders authorities to hold some $82 million in seized Ukrainian cash and gold

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered that a shipment of Ukrainian cash and gold seized last week by Hungarian authorities be held in custody for up to 60 days while his country’s tax authority investigates the case

The Independent UK

Newsletter: War fears, oil markets and EU energy battles

Also in this newsletter: Fico warns Slovakia may block EU's Ukraine loan if Orbán loses election.

Euronews

Hungary demands EU lift sanctions on Russian energy as prices spike amid Iran war

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has written to EU leaders demanding a suspension of sanctions on Russian energy as energy prices surge. The European Commission has not responded yet.

Euronews

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Ukraine's Oschadbank demands money back and denies opposition links after Hungary cash seizure

The bank is demanding the return of $40m, €35m and 9kg of gold seized by Hungarian authorities near Budapest, flatly rejecting Hungarian claims the funds were linked to organised crime or opposition party financing. The personnel on the cash-carrier have been banned from the EU for three years.

Euronews

Hungarian leader Orbán urges European Union to lift Russian energy sanctions

Hungary’s leader Viktor Orbán is urging the European Union to suspend sanctions on Russian energy as oil and gas prices jump

The Independent UK

Fico warns Slovakia may block EU's Ukraine loan if Orbán loses election

Slovakia’s prime minister said Bratislava could "take the baton from Hungary" and block the EU’s €90 billion loan to Ukraine if oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline are not restored. Fico also condemned what he called "cowboy style" behaviour by international powers in Iran.

Euronews

Watch: Hungary's elections, Ukraine's loan — as the April deadline nears, tensions boil over

Last week, tension reached a breaking point when Hungarian anti-terror police raided a Ukrainian state bank convoy carrying cash and gold. In response, Kyiv accused Budapest of taking its citizens hostage. But hold on, how did we get here?

Euronews

Newsletter: Oil prices surge, stocks slide as Iran war spirals further

Also in this newsletter: Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis tells Europe Today the EU economy is being "tested" amid the Middle East war, but is "better prepared" following the 2022 energy crisis.

Euronews

Hungary's opposition leader Péter Magyar calls on Russia to refrain from election interference

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has called on Russia to stop interfering in Hungary's April parliamentary elections, following a report exposing an alleged Kremlin team operating from Budapest's Russian embassy to keep Viktor Orbán in power. Russia denied those allegations.

Euronews

Hungary seizes millions of euros from two Ukrainian vehicles amid laundering probe

Hungary said they took $40 million U.S. dollars, 35 million euros and 9 kilograms of gold

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nationwide alert sounded in Ukraine after Russian strikes kill 10 in Kharkiv

Putin's forces rain ballistic missiles and drones on Ukrainian cities

Euronews

Hungary expels seven Ukrainians after raid on convoy carrying cash and gold

Hungary detained seven Ukrainians and opened a money laundering probe after a raid on two security vans carrying cash. Ukraine has accused Hungary of kidnapping and warned citizens against travel to Hungary, and the row between Viktor Orbán and Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reached breaking point.

The Guardian - UK

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

Radio France Internationale

Hungary vows pressure on Ukraine over Druzhba oil pipeline shutdown

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has pledged to use “political and financial tools” to force Ukraine to restart flows through the Druzhba pipeline, the key route for Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia.

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The Guardian - UK

Hungary ‘demands answers’ over seized Ukrainian gold and cash as Kyiv accuses Budapest of ‘hostage’ situation – as it happened

Ukraine police investigating what foreign ministry calls a ‘hostage’ situation involving seven employees of Oschadbank stopped by Hungary

The Independent UK

Bank employees detained and cash seized in Hungary, Ukraine says

Ukraine is accusing Hungary of detaining seven Ukrainian bank workers and seizing a major cash-and-gold shipment during a convoy trip across Hungary

Euronews

Ukraine accuses Hungary of seizing bank convoy carrying gold, cash and staff

Kyiv claims Hungarian authorities kidnapped seven employees of the Ukrainian Oschadbank, together with a large quantity of cash and gold, and has warned its citizens to avoid transiting Hungary.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump pushes Zelensky to reach peace deal with Putin and claims Kremlin is ‘ready’

Trump says Zelenky’s ‘got even less cards’ now

Euronews

Zelenskyy says Druzhba pipeline could be restored ‘in month and a half’ as he hits back at Orbán

"Ukraine can repair the Friendship oil pipeline in a month or a month and a half, although it sees no technical or safety reason to do so," Zelenskyy said. "I will be frank: my position, which is shared with European leaders, is that I would not repair the pipeline."

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy says he's reluctant to repair pipeline that brings Russian oil to Central Europe

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he would rather not repair a damaged pipeline that carries Russian oil to Central Europe

Euronews

Orbán tightens border controls as Iran crisis hits Hungary's election campaign

Hungary's prime minister has raised the country's security alert level and increased checks as the Iran conflict spirals. Analysts say he is successfully using the crisis to boost his party ahead of the April election.

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