Hungary seizes Ukrainian cash shipment

Lawyer Nikita Murenko calls in Unian for an appropriate response from international institutions:

“This could set a precedent: today, the assets of a Ukrainian state bank have been seized, tomorrow, any cross-border transaction could become hostage to the political will of a single government. This is incompatible with international law, European legal culture and the fundamental security of international trade and banking. For precisely this reason the response should not be purely diplomatic, but also institutional and legal – coming from the EU, the Council of Europe and, if necessary, international courts.”