Hungary Bans Three High-Ranking Ukrainian Officials From Entering Its Territory
A case of forced mobilization in Ukraine. X/ @ulgenfatma74
July 17, 2025 Hour: 2:35 pm
Previously, a 45-year-old ethnic Hungarian from Transcarpathia region was beaten to death by Ukrainian recruiters.
On Thursday, Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Szijjarto confirmed that his country has banned three high-ranking Ukrainian military officials from entering its territory, citing their responsibility for “forced military conscriptions.”
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The officials — identified as the Chief of Personnel of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, the commander of the Western Operational Command, and the director overseeing mobilization at the Defence Ministry– were linked to violent recruitment practices that have reportedly resulted in human rights abuses. Hungary has also formally requested that the European Union place the three individuals on its sanctions list.
The move follows the death of Jozsef Sebestyen, a 45-year-old ethnic Hungarian from Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region, allegedly beaten to death by Ukrainian recruiters during a conscription operation.
Szijjarto noted that reports by the Council of Europe confirm the use of “violence and torture” during recruitment in Ukraine.
International spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said that Hungary rejects accusations often made against it in the context of Ukraine.
“We didn’t strip Ukrainians of their minority rights, we didn’t halt oil flows last year, and no Ukrainian has died from Hungarian conscription,” Kovacs posted on the social media platform X.
Szijjarto said that any breakdown in bilateral relations would be detrimental to Kiev. “Hungary remains Ukraine’s largest supplier of electricity, and hundreds of millions of cubic meters of gas are also delivered. If these ties froze, Ukraine would be in serious trouble,” he said.
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Source: Xinhua