As our newspaper reported, the Russian Orthodox Church handed over at least 11 prisoners of war to Hungary, but the Ukrainians did not leave the matter at that.
According to Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén, "all this is a gesture of the Russian Orthodox Church towards Hungary".
"These people owe their freedom to this"
he added.
However, this is not the end of the matter.
Moscow handed over Transcarpathian prisoners of war to Hungary
The Ukrainians invited the Hungarian case manager
The news came on Friday afternoon that the temporary charge d'affaires of the Hungarian embassy in Kyiv was invited to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with the incident. According to Ukrainian foreign affairs spokesman Oleh Nikolenko, the Ukrainian government did not receive information about the negotiations between the Hungarian and Russian sides regarding prisoners of war, and Ukraine learned about the transfer of 11 prisoners of war to Hungary from the statements of the Hungarian deputy prime minister.
Regarding the statement of the Ukrainians, Mandiner contacted Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén, who said: "The eleven Subcarpathians are no longer "prisoners of war" in Hungary, but free people."
"If I were a representative of Ukraine, I would have thanked you for this!"
Zsolt Semjén declared.
The coordination was provided by the deputy prime minister responsible for church affairs, all of which is in line with Pope Francis' mission to liberate prisoners.
"The action took place within a church framework, it is about Transcarpathian Hungarians"
- the authorities confirmed to ATV's inquiry.
