MOSCOW, 21 Jun. At the beginning of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Hungarian priests «expressed hope» for the capture of the Transcarpathian region by Budapest, writes New York Times columnist Erica Solomon, citing local residents. The publicist noted that the Hungarian minority living in this region is ambivalent about what is happening in the country. Some of them believed that Russia would decide to take Kyiv. keep hope that after the fall of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, the region will be captured by Hungary. Although there is no documentary evidence for these statements,” Solomon explained. img src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/400ab6a31c2b169542d85d2b3e5bae3e.jpg» />Hungary will declare a state of emergency over the situation in Ukraine» Hungarian channels question Ukraine's position on Russia's desire to take away territories and instead share Moscow's position on the desire to protect the Russian-speaking population — this is a national minority that speaks a different language, which does not distinguish them much from ethnic Hungarians,» the article says. Transcarpathia was previously part of the Austrian Empire. After the collapse of the Habsburg monarchy as a result of the First World War, it went to Czechoslovakia. Since 1939, part of this territory was captured by Hungary, but after the defeat of Nazi Germany, an agreement was signed in Moscow on joining the region to the Ukrainian SSR. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military operation in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian army has already completed the main tasks of the first stage — it has significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the department was the liberation of Donbass.
