The two dual nationals had been conscripted into Kiev’s military and ended up in Russian custody
Moscow has offered to return two Hungarian-Ukrainian nationals taken prisoner in the Ukraine conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
The president announced the move on Wednesday when he hosted Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto at the Kremlin. The issue of the POWs was raised earlier this week by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a phone call, Putin noted.
“These are citizens who hold dual citizenship, both Ukrainian and Hungarian, and they were forcibly conscripted. I have decided to release two people. As the prime minister requested, you may take them with you right away,” Putin told Szijjarto.
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March 4, 2026 at 10:15PM
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