Russia will return two Hungarian-Ukrainian POWs – Putin

2026-03-04 - 16:53

The two dual nationals had been conscripted into Kiev’s military and ended up in Russian custody Moscow has offered to return two Hungarian-Ukrainian nationals taken prisoner in the Ukraine conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. The president announced the move on Wednesday when he hosted Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto at the Kremlin. The issue of the POWs was raised earlier this week by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a phone call, Putin noted. DETAILS TO FOLLOW