Lawyers representing a Ukrainian savings bank question why seven Ukrainian citizens involved in a money transfer case are being expelled from Hungary if they might be linked to a crime, highlighting a contradiction in the authorities' actions.

Hungarian authorities (NAV) detained Ukrainian money transporters on suspicion of money laundering, notifying the Ukrainian consular service about the ongoing proceedings.

The Hungarian government has published a video on its Facebook page showing the arrest of Ukrainian money transporters, now referring to them as an 'Ukrainian gold convoy'.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski reacted to the seizure of Ukrainian money transporters with the words, 'They ate the zebras, they stole the money,' sharing his Ukrainian colleague's post.