Kyiv had to react to the actions of Budapest, since “impunity will lead to unpredictable consequences,” Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Vasyl Bodnar has said.
He told the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (Mirror Weekly) newspaper, while commenting on recent conflicts: “Hungary began to act as if Zakarpattia region is its territory. It’s not just about the issuance of passports or the creation of the post of ‘government envoy responsible for the development of Zakarpattia region’.”
“If Ukraine does not respond to such actions by Budapest, this impunity will lead to unpredictable consequences. Our goal is to show that Ukrainian sovereignty extends over the region, which we will defend,” Bodnar said.
On Oct. 3, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry notified Hungarian Ambassador to Ukraine Erno Keskeny that a Hungarian consul in the town of Berehove had been declared persona non grata. In response to this decision, Budapest announced the expulsion of the first secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy in Hungary.
