kyiv summons Hungarian ambassador amid accusations of interference ahead of April elections
“We summoned the Hungarian ambassador to Ukraine, Antal Heizer” to express “our strong protest against the recent false statements of the Hungarian leaders”the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “We urged the Hungarian side to stop its aggressive anti-Ukrainian rhetoric in order to avoid negative consequences for relations between the two countries”he added.
The day before, Hungary had summoned the Ukrainian ambassador to Budapest to denounce “interference in Hungarian elections” from kyiv, including “attempts by Ukraine to influence the result and intervene in the electoral process in favor of the Tisza party”.
According to the head of Hungarian diplomacy, Peter Szijjarto, “In recent weeks, the Ukrainian president and the Ukrainian government have engaged in an open, brazen and aggressive campaign of interference”. “Their objective is clear: to influence the Hungarian elections in favor of the Tisza party”he accused.
Ukraine, for its part, assured Wednesday that it “was categorically opposed to the Hungarian side leading [le] country in the Hungarian election campaign ».
