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Hungary continues to block Ukraine's further move toward the European Union and at the same time avoids dialogue with Kyiv — the government of Prime Minister Peter Orban effectively enshrines the policy pursued by his predecessor Viktor Orban. This was reported in September by European Pravda 18.
In particular, Budapest did not agree to a meeting between Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk and the speaker of the Hungarian Parliament Agnes Voorsthofer. This happened after the Ukrainian parliament adopted a resolution recognizing and condemning the repressions of the Soviet authorities against Hungarians, known as the 'little robot'.
Moreover, the Hungarian did not attend the 'Carpathian Initiative' summit, which recently took place in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Hungary was represented at the event by the deputy ambassador to Ukraine. The author notes that this contradicts Budapest's statements about supposedly wanting to meet first with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and only afterward — engage in lower-level talks.
The article states that Hungary remains the only EU country advocating the separation of Ukraine and Moldova in the process of joining the European Union. Budapest has already opened two negotiation clusters for Ukraine, but is blocking the further process by not clarifying its demands to Kyiv.
According to EP, Ukraine is simultaneously fulfilling commitments on minority rights and in September submitted to the European Commission and the Hungarian side a draft amendment to the education legislation for consideration. The author believes that to resolve the crisis, Western partners must apply pressure on Budapest.
The author of the article notes that Hungary's true motives remain unclear. Among possible reasons, they name the influence of the Orban faction, fears of reactions from Hungarian voters, and the premier's inexperience. However, the policy chosen by the Hungarian leadership may actually aim to "punish" Hungarians in Ukraine.
At the same time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy assesses the situation somewhat more optimistically. 18 In September at the Carpathian Eight Summit he stated that the relations between Kyiv and Budapest are "straightening" and that the sides are on the right track, though it is "not easy to achieve," Interfax-Ukraine quoted the head of state. According to Zelensky, the governments of the two countries have already worked on a list of issues raised by the Hungarian side, and Ukraine is to prepare an appropriate draft law for the Verkhovna Rada.
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