Hungary Imposes Travel Ban on Three Ukrainian Nationals Over Alleged Threats Against Orbán

The Hungarian government has imposed a travel ban on three Ukrainian nationals, citing alleged threats against Hungary and derogatory comments made about Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

According to a report by 24.hu, the banned individuals are General-Lieutenant Hryhoriy Omelchenko, military officer Yevhen Karasy, and political analyst Borys Tizengauzen.

Gergely Gulyás, head of the Hungarian Prime Minister's office, stated that the three Ukrainians allegedly threatened Hungary with military action and spoke negatively about Prime Minister Orbán. Gulyás said about Omelchenko that he had threatened to "kill" the prime minister and advised him to think about his family.

However, it was noted that these remarks were taken out of context from Omelchenko’s statement made during an interview with Ukraine’s "Praviy" TV channel.

Tizengauzen reportedly discussed the potential deployment of Ukrainian forces to Hungary, while Karasy was accused of being the leader of a neo-Nazi group and allegedly making similar threats against Hungary and Orbán.

At the same time, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused Ukraine of playing a role in rising fuel prices in Hungary. He said he had urged the European Commission to suspend sanctions on Russian energy.

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Orbán attributed the increase in fuel prices not only to the ongoing war in the Middle East but also to what he called a disruption of Russian oil supplies through the Druzhba oil pipeline, which runs through Ukrainian territory.

However, what Orbán refers to as a “disruption” was actually a direct consequence of Russian military aggression. The Druzhba pipeline became inoperable on January 27 after a Russian drone strike damaged a key pumping station near Brody, in western Ukraine, causing significant internal damage.

In addition, Ukrainian officials have accused Hungarian security forces of subjecting seven employees of the State Savings Bank of Ukraine (Oschadbank) to torture and inhumane treatment after their detention.

The employees, along with two armored vehicles, were stopped on the Budapest ring road while transporting valuable cargo from Vienna to Ukraine. The cargo was part of an international contract between Raiffeisen Bank International AG and Oschadbank, according to Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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