# Ukraine praises Hungary’s end to ‘gold convoy’ probe, calls for accountability

https://mins.news/en/item/26440

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-19 16:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-praises-end-to-hungarys-gold-convoy-investigation-calls-for-more-accountability/

> Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha welcomed Hungary’s decision to close its money-laundering investigation into a Ukrainian bank convoy. Hungarian authorities had seized two vehicles carrying about $82 million in cash and gold and briefly detained accompanying Oschadbank employees. Sybiha called for accountability for those who fabricated the case and illegally detained people and state property.

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