Ukraine’s Frontline Professor Heads for Hostile Zone in Hungary
- Ukraine hopes envoy with Hungarian heritage can improve ties
- Hungary has been least supportive of Ukraine in EU and NATO
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Ukrainian Army volunteer Fedir Shandor became an international sensation when a video of him teaching sociology students on a laptop in frontline trenches went viral. Now he’s heading for a different hostile environment.
Kyiv has named Shandor to become its ambassador to Hungary, a neighboring European Union and NATO country that has unusually sought to strip support for Ukraine and amplify Kremlin talking points as it fights off Russia’s invasion.