Budapest expels 2 after Ukraine says it uncovered Hungarian spy network
Kyiv said the two suspects were former members of Ukraine’s military who were recruited by a handler in Hungarian military intelligence
Ukraine’s SBU security agency said on Friday it had uncovered a spy network run by the Hungarian state to obtain intelligence about its defences, with Hungary responding to what it called “propaganda” by expelling two people at the Ukrainian embassy in Budapest.
The SBU said in a statement it had detained two suspected agents who, it said, were being run by Hungarian military intelligence.
It was the first time in Ukraine’s history that a Hungarian spy network had been found to be working against Kyiv’s interests, it said.
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The SBU said the two suspects were former members of Ukraine’s military, were in custody and had been given notice they were under suspicion of committing state treason.