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Ukraine rejects accusation by Hungarian leader Orbán over the fatal beating of a dual citizen

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday accused Ukrainian authorities of beating a Hungarian-Ukrainian dual citizen to death during his mobilization in the military, a claim Ukraine has rejected but that has further strained relations between the neighboring countries.

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Ukraine rejects accusation by Hungarian leader Orbán over the fatal beating of a dual citizen

FILE - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a press statement at the Carmelite Monastery in the Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)


BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday accused Ukrainian authorities of beating a Hungarian-Ukrainian dual citizen to death during his mobilization in the military, a claim Ukraine has rejected but that has further strained relations between the neighboring countries.

Orbán, a vehement critic of Ukraine and its fight to ward off Russia’s full-scale invasion, told state radio that a man who reportedly died in a Ukrainian hospital earlier this month had been “beaten to death” by his recruiters.

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