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Yahoo
7 days ago
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Outlet behind fake report on Hungarian minority party ban in Ukraine admits it had no facts
Mykola Starosta, head of the Novyny Zakarpattia website, which launched a fake news story about the supposed ban on the Party of Hungarians of Ukraine, a political party operating in Zakarpattia Oblast (Transcarpathia) in Ukraine's west, has admitted he had no confirmed information to support the claim. Source: Starosta in response to a query from European Pravda Details: On the morning of 28 May, Starosta told European Pravda that he had no confirmed information about the ban or Ukraine's intentions to impose it. "This is an assumption, not a statement!!!" he said, noting that the headline of the relevant article on Novyny Zakarpattia contained a question mark. Background: Novyny Zakarpattia posted a report on Monday claiming that Ukraine intended to ban KMKSZ, a Hungarian minority party. The outlet cited an interview with Roland Tseber, a member of the Zakarpattia Oblast Council from the Servant of the People party. The outlet included a video of the interview, which was recorded the day before. It also independently asserted, supposedly based on its own sources, that the party Tseber was referring to was KMKSZ, the Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association. After that, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that he was waiting for "immediate explanations from the Ukrainian government regarding media reports about the ban on the party representing the interests of the Hungarian community in Zakarpattia". However, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has denied the claims of a ban on the Party of Hungarians of Ukraine. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
27-05-2025
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Ukraine's Foreign Ministry denies claims about ban on Party of Hungarians of Ukraine in Zakarpattia
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied claims about a ban on the Party of Hungarians of Ukraine operating in Zakarpattia Oblast (Transcarpathia) in Ukraine's west. Source: Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to a query from European Pravda regarding comments made by Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó Details: Tykhyi described the claims about the preparation to ban the Party of Hungarians of Ukraine as untrue. Quote: "Our official response is simple: no such actions have been taken against the mentioned party. Media reports claiming otherwise are false. Our bilateral relations already face enough challenges that need addressing; there is no need to add unfounded media claims to that list." Background: Earlier, several pro-government Hungarian media outlets, including Magyar Nemzet, citing non-existent sources, claimed that Ukraine intended to ban the Party of Hungarians of Ukraine. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó stated that he expects "immediate clarification from the Ukrainian government regarding media reports about the ban on the party representing the interests of the Hungarian community in Zakarpattia". Read more: Orbán seeks "war" between Hungary and Ukraine: why, and what are the dangers? Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
