The money and gold were headed to Kiev.
The conflict between Hungary and Ukraine saw an explosive development today, as 7 Ukrainians, including a former intelligence general, were arrested by Hungarian counter terrorism forces.
The arrested Ukrainians were trying to transport $80 million and 9 kilos of gold from Vienna, Austria, to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.
WATCH: Video of Hungarian Counter Terrorism Centre catching Zelensky’s money and gold convoy https://t.co/MkM0WfHKYV pic.twitter.com/1Nqnjf46mw
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The men, employees of the state-owned Oschadbank, are suspected of money laundering.
Ukrainian vehicles carrying $40 million Dollars,€35 million Euros, and approximately nine kilograms of gold were detained by Hungarian police.
They had collected the cash and gold in Austria and were heading for Kiev. pic.twitter.com/mDzLEUA0s1
— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) March 6, 2026
As one would expect, Ukraine protested the arrests.
“Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the seven Ukrainians were transporting funds between Austria and Ukraine as part of a routine banking operation when Hungarian authorities stopped the convoy in Budapest.
’In fact, we are talking about Hungary taking hostages and stealing money’, Sybiha wrote on X. ‘If this is the ‘force’ announced earlier today by Mr. Orbán, then it is the force of a criminal gang. This is state terrorism and racketeering’.”
“Oschadbank said two armored vehicles were detained during a regular transfer between Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank and the Ukrainian state lender. ‘These are funds entrusted to the bank by citizens and businesses of Ukraine. They were transported from Austria for further use in circulation and saturation of the cash market of Ukraine. The total amount of Oschadbank funds, the fate of which is currently unknown, is 40 million US dollars, 35 million euros, 9 kg of gold’, the bank said in a statement.”
Ukrainian consuls have still not been permitted access to seven Ukrainian citizens taken hostage in Budapest. The Hungarian side has not provided any explanation. We demand their immediate release and prepare next actions, including at the EU level.
— Andrii Sybiha
(@andrii_sybiha) March 6, 2026
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