A mystery

'Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has accused Hungarian authorities of taking hostage seven employees of Ukraine's state savings bank, Oschadbank.

'Writing on X, Sybiha said: "Today in Budapest, Hungarian authorities took seven Ukrainian citizens hostage. The reasons are still unknown, as well as their current well-being."

'The employees were in two cars carrying $80m (£60m) worth of cash between Austria and Ukraine. The authorities had sent a note demanding the employees' return, Sybiha said.' (BBC)

This is spun as Hungary being a gangster state but I wonder what the truth is.

Hungary is not on the quickest route from Kiev to Vienna. That goes through Poland or Slovakia. It is on the route to Serbia.

Patrick Cockburn in the 'i' paper, 24 February 2016: