US EditionHungary Claims It Exposed 2 Ukrainian 'Spies' Amid Mutual Espionage Accusations
- Hungarian authorities identified two alleged Ukrainian spies, Roland Tseber and István Holló, on May 20, 2025, escalating espionage tensions between Hungary and Ukraine.
- This development follows mutual expulsions of diplomats in early May 2025 amid long-standing disputes over Ukraine's ethnic Hungarian minority and Hungary's stance on Russia's war.
- Tseber, formerly a dual citizen who renounced Hungarian citizenship in 2017, allegedly engaged opposition politicians to influence Hungary’s Ukraine policy, while Holló is under investigation for seeking military and energy secrets.
- Fidesz parliamentary leader Máté Kocsis characterized Tseber’s activities as a typical intelligence effort designed to undermine Hungary’s international standing and to exert external influence on the government to alter its stance on Ukraine.
- These espionage claims deepen diplomatic strain as Kyiv has yet to respond, and Hungary maintains opposition to military aid for Ukraine amid fears of increased political isolation in the EU.
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Ukrainian man suspected of espionage detained; another spy suspect started to talk
A Ukrainian man suspected of espionage, among other things, was detained for a month allowed under Hungarian law, at the order of the Budapest Prosecutor’s Office, the authority said on Wednesday. Ukrainian man suspected of espionage detained The defence has appealed the ruling, the statement said. The Prosecutor’s Office initiated the arrest on Tuesday to avoid flight abroad or influencing the collection of evidence, it said. On Tuesday, the of…
The Hungarian authorities have identified two alleged Ukrainian spies after a couple of weeks ago both countries expelled several diplomats who were acting as undercover agents, as reported by Budapest. Secretary of State and spokesman for the office of Prime Minister Zoltan Kovacs has pointed out that this is Roland Tseber , an official of the Ukrainian intelligence services who allegedly organized meetings with the Hungarian opposition, and Is…
Hungary claims it exposed 2 Ukrainian 'spies' amid mutual espionage accusations
Hungarian intelligence services have uncovered two alleged Ukrainian "spies," Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs wrote on the social media platform X on May 20.The new allegations escalate a diplomatic row sparked by mutual espionage accusations between Kyiv and Budapest.Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) claimed on May 9 that it had exposed a Hungarian espionage network in western Ukraine, detaining two agents. In response, Hungary e…
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