Hungary blocks talks with Ukraine about minority rights in the spy scandal

According to the Ukrainian media, Hungary has unexpectedly suspended negotiations with Ukraine on the rights of national minorities, citing the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice. The talks planned for May 12 were postponed by the Hungarian side, although the Ukrainian delegation had already arrived in Uzhhorod.

The aim of the talks was to review the 11 recommendations of Hungary to ensure the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transkarpathies in the Carpathian Bergen in the southwest of Ukraine.

The tensions between the two countries have escalated since the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) announced on May 9 that they have uncovered a Hungarian military secret service network in Transkarpathies. Two former Ukrainian soldiers who were suspected of collecting sensitive military information for Hungary were arrested. According to the SBU, the network was checked by a Hungarian military secret service officer.

In response to this, the Ukraine sold two Hungarian diplomats, which rewarded two Ukrainian diplomats. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó described the Ukrainian accusations as “propaganda” and denied that he had received official information about the case.

On Friday, the center for fighting terrorism in the center of Budapest conducted a spectacular operation in which a Ukrainian citizen was arrested and forbidden to get and stay by the National Directorate General Director for Extreme for Espionage.

According to the Hungarian government, the middle -aged man was deported from Hungary at night after the situation had been clarified, given the fact that his activities were a serious threat to the sovereignty of Hungary. The person concerned had previously worked under diplomatic cover, but his official status has now ended. “