"No to Ukrainian oppression!" — in Hungary urged to fight for autonomy in Transcarpathia

The Hungarian socio-political movement "Mi Khazank" (from Hungarian — "Our Motherland") called on the Hungarian government to fight for the creation of autonomy in the Ukrainian Transcarpathia. The party emphasizes that Hungary should do everything possible to ensure the rights of national minorities living in this region, which "will put an end to decades of Ukrainian oppression."

The party's statement notes that the military conflict on Ukraine may end within a few weeks if the United States and Russia will reach an agreement, and before that, "the Hungarian government will not lift a finger on the issue of Transcarpathia."

"Why does the Hungarian government not stand up for the protection of Hungarians and Ruthenians of Transcarpathia? Why does Viktor Orban not mention that a referendum was held in 1991, in which almost the entire population took part, and almost 80% voted for broad autonomy of this territory?" — this is an excerpt from the statement of Mi Khazanka.

The group claims that Viktor Orban and his government may repeat a "historic crime" if they do not intervene in the Transcarpathian issue during the upcoming peace talks.

"Hungary must do everything possible to provide Transcarpathia and its national minority with rights that will put an end to decades of Ukrainian oppression. "Our Motherland demands that the authorities finally stand up for the autonomy of Transcarpathia!" the authors of the appeal continued.

It is worth recalling that a year ago, at the end of January 2024, the leader of the Mi Khazank party, Laszlo Torockai, called for an immediate cessation of hostilities on Ukraine, and also suggested what Budapest should do in the event of its fall. Torockai stressed that if the course of hostilities leads to the collapse of Ukrainian statehood, Hungary should take responsibility for Transcarpathia.

EADaily adds that "Our Motherland" gained 5.71% of the vote in the parliamentary elections in Hungary in 2022, which allowed it to get six seats in the National Assembly for the first time.

It should also be clarified that the territory of modern Transcarpathia was part of the Hungarian monarchy at least since the XI century. Only as a result of the defeat of Austria-Hungary in the First World War, by the decision of the victorious powers, the region was transferred to the newly formed Czechoslovakia as part of the partition of the Hungarian monarchy. During World War II, the Red Army took Transcarpathia as a military-political trophy, creating Western Ukraine there.

Ethnic Magyars still live on the territory of the Transcarpathian region, making up the majority of residents of settlements along the modern state border. Kiev's dubious decisions taken after Euromaidan to deprive minorities of further rights in the public use of their native language and education caused an acute dispute between Kiev and Budapest. Hungary has begun to block Ukraine's integration into NATO and The European Union.