Espreso Global Russia-Ukraine war There is no Ukrainian EU accession without Hungary, – Orbán to Zelenskyy

There is no Ukrainian EU accession without Hungary, – Orbán to Zelenskyy

Sofiia Turko

4 May, 2025 Sunday

15:50

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has responded to criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who accused him of blocking Ukraine’s accession to the European Union

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Zelenskyy believes that the Hungarian Prime Minister’s efforts to block Ukraine’s EU integration are tied to using Ukraine as leverage in Hungary’s domestic political battles ahead of the 2026 elections.

"There is no Ukrainian EU accession without Hungary. Every Hungarian will have their say on this. Whether you like it or not. That’s how we do things here," – Orbán wrote on X.

President @ZelenskyyUa addressed the Hungarian people yesterday.

Mr. President! What the Hungarian people think is not decided by the president in Kyiv or the bureaucrats in Brussels.

There is no Ukrainian EU accession without Hungary. Every Hungarian will have their say on…
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) May 4, 2025

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says that Ukraine’s accession to the EU would allegedly destroy the Hungarian economy. He claims that during the three years of war in Ukraine, Budapest has spent several billion euros.