US EditionUkraine and Hungary accuse each other of espionage, oust military and embassy 'spies'
- Ukraine expelled two Hungarian diplomats on May 9, 2025, after detaining two suspected Hungarian spies in Zakarpattia, a western region bordering Hungary.
- The expulsion followed Ukraine's discovery of a Hungarian military intelligence network spying on Ukraine's military and sociopolitical conditions amid strained Kyiv-Budapest relations.
- The spies targeted military security and air defense weaknesses while studying behavior scenarios if Hungarian troops entered Zakarpattia, home to around 150,000 ethnic Hungarians.
- Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó condemned Ukraine's actions as "defamatory" and accused Kyiv of "anti-Hungarian propaganda," expelling two Ukrainian diplomats in response.
- The diplomatic expulsions escalate a long-standing conflict marked by Hungary's refusal to supply Ukraine with weapons and opposition to Ukraine's EU aspirations amid Russia's ongoing invasion.
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Ukraine has expelled two Hungarian diplomats for alleged espionage, provoking outrage in Budapest
Hungary's foreign ministry then responded to the allegations by expelling two Ukrainian diplomats, accusing them of engaging in Ukraine's own espionage activities. The incident marks the first time in Ukraine's history that a Hungarian espionage operation had been discovered, thus worsening even further the countries' adversarial dynamic.
Ukraine says it has detonated "Hungary spy network". In response, Budapest says it has fired "two Ukrainian spys"
Following the Ukrainian Security Services have announced the detention of two alleged spies, Hungary's response came in the same currency, among allegations of "difamation" against Hungary.
Ukraine expels two Hungarian diplomats. The decision, following a similar measure of Budapest and the arrest of two Hungarian agents - HotNews.ro
Ukrainian Foreign Minister announced the expulsion of two Hungarian diplomats on Friday, after the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) earlier announced that it had discovered a Hungarian spy network and that it...
Ukraine expels 2 Hungarian diplomats over alleged espionage. Budapest responds in a tit-for-tat move
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said that it has expelled two Hungarian diplomats on Friday, hours after the country's main security agency said that it had arrested two people on suspicion of spying for Hungary by gathering intelligence on Ukraine's…
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