Ukrainian MP afraid of a Hungarian attack against Ukraine

“Hungary might send soldiers to protect the Hungarians living in Subcarpathia”, Maxim Buzsanszki, a member of the Ukrainian Rada, wrote on his Telegram channel yesterday.

As we reported yesterday, Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó talked about plans regarding the protecion of Hungarian lives provided the war reaches Transcarpathia, where 150,000 Hungarians live.

Mr. Buzsanszki believes the Ukrainian foreign ministry should demand an explanation regarding that statement. Who and how would like to rescue 150,000 Hungarians on Ukrainian territory? – he asked. He also said that Ukraine should raise Budapest’s attention that Szijjártó’s words are incompatible with respecting Ukraine’s sovereignty, index.hu wrote.

Mr. Buzsanszki thinks that Szijjártó’s statement referred to September 17, 1939, when the Soviet Union attacked Poland after calming Budapest that Hungary’s borders would be respected.

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Ukrainian refugees continue to arrive in Hungary

Fully 7,358 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Thursday, while another 6,792 from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the national police headquarters (ORFK) said. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 343 people, ORFK told MTI on Friday.

Holders of such permits must contact a local immigration office near their place of residence within thirty days to apply for permanent documents, it added. Budapest received 242 people, 75 children among them, by train, ORFK said.

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Source: MTI, index.hu