Former an agent of the Ukrainian secret service gave an interview to the Hungarian commercial television TV2 in which he claimed that under the leadership of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky it was transported through Hungary several times huge amounts of illegal money. This was stated on Friday by the magyarnemzet.hu server, according to which the recording of the interview will be broadcast on Saturday, informs the TASR correspondent in Budapest.
The agent described the alleged circulation system in detail dirty money and declared that part of the money remained in Hungary. The scandal with the so-called “golden convoy” broke out 5. brandwhen the Hungarian authorities they seized 35 billion forints in dollars, euros and gold. The shipment was accompanied by a high-ranking general of the Ukrainian secret service together with six Ukrainians. Seven men were interrogated and subsequently expelled from the country and The National Office for Taxes and Customs (NAV) is investigating the case on suspicion of money laundering.
“This is the money we call black money among ourselves. The black money of the Ukrainian army, which is controlled by President Zelensky himself. They are black because there is no official trace of them, and this is the money with which they solve everything,” the server quotes the words of the Ukrainian, who, according to the report, asked for his face not to appear on the recording out of fear for his life.
The server wrote that he accompanied the “golden convoy” shipment of money Hennadiy Ivanovich Kuznetsovwho has long been one of the most influential leaders of the Ukrainian security service. The agent noted in the interview that it is not at all a coincidence that some money transfers are handled with official carriers, but some are not. “If ex-soldiers and secret service agents come in as carriers instead of official companies, then you know they’re moving there hundred percent black money“, he added.
The shipment seized on March 5 was not the first gold convoy to pass through Hungary, while part of the money regularly remained there. Who the money ended up with in Hungary will be revealed in the interview broadcast on TV2 on Saturday, writes magyarnemzet.hu.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó after the report of securing the transport he said that the Hungarian government demands an immediate explanation from Ukraine. Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiha he said that in his opinion Hungary took hostages and stole money. He also mentioned state terrorism and blackmail. According to him, it was about ordinary transportwrites the server.
Anti-terrorist operation in Hungary against two Ukrainian armored vehicles carrying cash and gold of the Ukrainian state Oščadbank represents a threat to the monetary stability of the European Union. The president wrote it Christine Lagarde of the European Central Bank (ECB). in a letter sent to the Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Andriy Pysny. This was confirmed by the ECB spokesperson for the server portfolio.hu. At the same time, the President of the ECB emphasized that this situation represents risk for the international role of the euro.
Employees of the Ukrainian State Bank, who were transporting cash as part of regular transport between financial houses in Austria and Ukraine, were detained on Hungarian territory by members of the Anti-Terrorist Center (TEK) on March 5. Hungarian authorities secured 40 million euros, 35 million dollars and nine kilograms of goldand their transportation is being investigated on suspicion of money laundering.
On March 10, the Hungarian Parliament approved the proposal of the Committee for National Security of the National Assembly, according to which the case of the seized Ukrainian shipment will be investigated by the NAV. It is to find out the origin, destination, use and intended purpose of the secured property.
Sybiha also stated that Hungary has openly admitted that Budapest’s goal is to blackmail Kyiv. He said this shortly after, as the Hungarian Minister of Construction and Transport John Lazarus stated that the detention of the shipment was not accidental. As he added, they will not return it to Kyiv until oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline.
