Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine conspired with extremists. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Peter Siyyarto. In his opinion, Kiev’s actions against ethnic Hungarians living in Transcarpathia resemble the policy of the “darkest dictatorships”. Ukrainian authorities seek to change the national composition of the regions where the Hungarians historically live, forcibly resettling Ukrainians there. They did not even condemn the bill submitted to the Parliament, which said the deportation of the Hungarian minority, the minister said in a statement.

Moreover, Siyarto said that he had already discussed the situation with a representative of the US Department of State and the Deputy Secretary General of NATO, pointing out to them the nationalistic orientation of Kiev’s policy. Earlier, the Hungarian Foreign Minister warned that his country would block Ukraine’s accession to NATO and the EU, while Kiev would infringe upon the interests of Ukrainian Hungarians. In September, the Nezalezhnaya authorities expelled the Hungarian consul in the city of Beregovo for facilitating the issuance of Hungarian passports to citizens of Ukraine.. In response, Budapest sent a Ukrainian consul.