Transcarpathian professor and soldier set to become Ukraine’s ambassador to Hungary

Fegyir Sándor, Transcarpathian university professor and volunteer soldier of the Ukrainian army could become the next Ukrainian ambassador to Hungary.

Fegyir Sándor (pictured on the right), a professor at the Uzhhorod National University could become Ukraine’s new ambassador to Hungary. The news was first reported by direkt36’s Szabolcs Pányi and was confirmed by the sources of hvg.hu.

As we have previously written, Fegyir Sándor and his colleague Viktor Troski both left the University of Uzhhorod at the beginning of the war last year and volunteered for service to the Ukrainian army. Sándor gained international fame when he held a lecture from the frontline via his mobile phone to his students.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Liudmyla Nepop from her post as Ukraine’s ambassador to Hungary last July.

To hvg.hu’s questions, Mariya Mezenceva, a Ukrainian member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe said that they would like to send a new ambassador to Hungary who has Hungarian roots, is trained in social sciences, has good linguistic and cultural ties with the country, has good professional training and is able to conduct serious negotiations. Although she didn’t name anyone specifically, the description fits perfectly with the sociology and philosophy professor of Sándor.

According to hvg.hu’s sources, his appointment has already been discussed with the Ukrainian counterparts of the embassy. Sándor himself confirmed to hvg.hu that he has been notified on the frontline about his possible appointment as Ukraine’s ambassador to Hungary.

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A Philanthropist, even at the frontline

As the Ukrainian outlet European Pravda writes, Sándor has actively tried to help Ukrainian-Hungarian relations. He also played a key role in fundraisings, started by Hungarian civilians for – among other things – soldiers of Hungarian origin.

Recently, he handed the Hungarian consul in Uzhgorod a Hungarian flag signed by the military – a symbol of the Hungarian revolution of 1956, when Hungarians revolted against the Russian occupation and used the Hungarian flag with a carved communist coat of arms.

Although this is a positive development, the relationship between the two countries could still deteriorate after Ukraine’s latest decision, about which you can read more HERE.

Source: direkt36.hu, hvg.hu, European Pravda