At the Beregsurány-Luzsanka border crossing between Hungary and Ukraine on Nov. 24, 2020, a Hungarian official, István Grezsa, was denied entry to Ukraine. Grezsa, who is Commissioner for the Development of Cooperation between Hungary’s Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County and Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region, was banned from entering Ukraine for three years over his alleged interference in Ukraine’s Oct. 25 elections. The incident was the latest in a string of political clashes between the neighbors and casts doubt on the countries’ repeated claims they would like to improve their bilateral relationship.
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A border sign stands next to triangular stone column marking the spot where the borders of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia meet in Kubekhaza near Szeged on May 25, 2020.
