Officials Call for Probe on Possible Link Between Cash Shipment and Ukrainian Election Interference + Video

Several questions remain unresolved regarding the attempted transport of hundreds of millions of euros and dollars through Hungary toward Ukraine, and it must be determined whether the shipment is connected to Ukrainian interference in Hungary's national elections, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Tuesday in Budapest.

Hungary's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto (Photo: MTI)

He also raised questions about the route taken by the cash transport vehicles, pointing out that they did not choose the shortest path and could have traveled through allied Poland instead.

So what is this money doing here? And what are Ukrainian intelligence personnel and individuals connected to the military doing among the escorts?” he asked, noting that “The last straw was when it turned out that a law firm associated with the Tisza party is representing them. Taken together, in this overall picture, it is highly suspicious,

he said.

“In other words, we know, we see, and it is clear that the Ukrainians are interfering, that they have an interest in a certain election outcome, and that 500 billion forints are once again circulating in Hungary. How strong the connection between the two is—that is what must now be determined,” Szijjarto concluded.

Cover photo: Hungary's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto (Photo: MTI)