Authorities in the Czech Republic have revealed how Roma with dual (Ukrainian and Hungarian) citizenship pretended to be refugees from the war in Ukraine and asked for state aid, Kiev's European Justice media reported.

Today, Prague's Interior Minister Vit Rakusan said his country's government was tightening controls on people arriving in the Czech Republic with Ukrainian passports.

"We have identified several groups of Roma living permanently in Hungary and with Ukrainian passports. These people have applied for state aid that we grant to refugees from Ukraine," Rakushan said.

He added that he would discuss the issue with the interior ministries in Budapest and Kyiv.

"From May 16, aid applicants will have to show a stamp in their international passport that they have crossed the Ukrainian-Hungarian border," he added.

According to Rakushan, there were Roma in the Czech Republic who fled the war in Ukraine, but were denied help.

The government in Prague has decided to give 200 euros per refugee after the Russian attack on Ukraine.

"The government in Budapest, led by Viktor Orbán, passed a law in 2011 facilitating the granting of Hungarian citizenship to Hungarians living abroad. This has made it easier for many Hungarian-speaking Roma in Ukraine to obtain EU passports," the media wrote.