Orban Denies Giving Order for Hungary’s Seizure of Ukraine Gold, Cash Convoy

Bloomberg9 October 2026, 13:56 UTCHungary

Hungarian authorities that seized a Ukrainian gold convoy and briefly detained its escorts ahead of the election that unseated Viktor Orban acted on their own initiative, the former prime minister said, denying responsibility for the raid.

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