Ukraine summons Hungarian ambassador over ban on Madyar Brovdi
Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine summoned the Hungarian ambassador and handed him a note of protest over the entry ban imposed by Budapest on Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Madyar Brovdi, reported a post by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
Sybiha reported that the Hungarian ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he was handed a note of protest in response to Hungary's discrimination against the Hungarian minority in Ukraine.
"He was given a protest note in response to Hungary's discrimination against the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, particularly our Hungarian-descent defender who was banned from entering the country of his ancestors. We urge Hungary to further refrain from unfriendly actions and instead engage in constructive dialogue, for which Ukraine remains ready," Sybiha wrote.
Hungary against Madyar
On August 28 it became known that Hungary banned entry to one of the Ukrainian Armed Forces commanders over Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian Druzhba oil pipeline. In addition, this officer was allegedly banned from entering the Schengen zone.
Later it was revealed that the commander banned from entry was Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi with the callsign Madyar. The information was confirmed in the office of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Brovdi himself mocked Budapest in response to the restrictions against him. He called Orbán a "dancer on bones" and accused the pro-Russian Hungarian authorities of having the blood of Ukrainian civilians on their hands.
Against this backdrop, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed outrage and ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to take appropriate measures against Hungary. Meanwhile, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski demonstratively invited Madyar to visit Poland.
