Tensions Grow Between Ukraine and Hungary. 

Tensions between Hungary and Ukraine have increased today. This is due to Hungarian authorities seizing $90 million in funds from Ukraine’s state savings bank Oschadbank, as well as 9 KGs of gold. According to a report in the BBC, the money and gold were destined for Austria, which has been a regular occurrence since the start of the war. However, the Hungarian authorities stated that this shipment was seized due to money-laundering concerns. The six Ukrainian bank workers who were accompanying the shipment were released today after successful diplomatic negotiations between the two countries. It seems rich from Hungary to claim that this shipment of money could have been involved in money laundering; Hungary isn’t exactly known as a paragon for anti-corruption. It seems much more likely that Orban, who is facing a tricky election next month, is trying to whip up anti-Ukrainian sentiment for his own political gains.