Number of harassed Russians in Hungary growing steeply?

The Russian embassy has established a hotline because they claim that the number of harassments against Russian individuals has been increasing in Hungary. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February. However, despite Putin’s plans, they could not occupy the country within a couple of days. On the contrary, even cities with a Russian majority fought back the invaders, so a few weeks ago the Russian military started to attack civilian targets. Therefore, millions of Ukrainian fled the country, more than 200,000 came to Hungary.

More and more refugees in Hungary

As the Hungarian government declared it earlier they welcome all Ukrainian refugees. PM Viktor Orbán added that the Ukrainian refugees could even find employment in Hungary. Afterwards, many representatives of different sectors said that they would hire a Ukrainian workforce. HERE you can read our article covering the issue.

Most Ukrainian citizens fleeing Ukraine come from Transcarpathia, where more than 120 thousand Hungarians live(d). We provided some historical background in THIS article on why so many Hungarians live there. Furthermore, HERE you can also find out whether or not this minority group has ever been separatist. Even though most non-Hungarian refugees continued their journey from Hungary to Slovakia, the Czech Republic or Germany to unite with relatives, some remained.

Russian embassy claims Russians are not safe in Hungary

The Russian embassy in Budapest has announced that they would establish a hotline. As a result, Russian individuals could notify them if they experienced harassment, insults or discrimination in Hungary. They said that the initiative was prompted by the increasing number of atrocities against Russian expats.