On Wednesday, Hungary reaffirmed its plans opposing Ukraine’s bid for membership in the European Union (EU), setting the stage for a clash at an EU leaders’ summit this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded by saying that Orban does not have “any reasons” to block Ukraine’s EU membership. Meanwhile, world leaders reacted from Brussels, Belgium, as they gathered for the EU Council summit.
- Hungary’s Orban says he could stop Ukraine-EU accession talks, blocks aid
- Ukraine one step closer to EU membership as bloc agrees to open talks