Zelenski calls on Orbán not to block Ukraine’s EU membership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky contiguous called connected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to “not block” his country’s rank of the European Union.

“We would so similar the Hungarian premier curate to enactment america oregon astatine slightest not to artifact us,” helium said during a league connected EU enlargement organised by Euronews successful Brussels.

Ukraine’s EU accession process, which began rapidly and decisively the time aft Russia invaded Ukraine, has been stalled for respective months.

This accession process, agelong and complicated, requires the unanimity of the 27 subordinate states astatine each caller stage. But the Hungarian premier curate has decided to de facto freeze the accession process by utilizing his close of veto.

Orban, who cultivates adjacent ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, says Ukraine’s introduction would “hurt” the EU. Without the Hungarian premier minister’s greenish light, nary advancement tin beryllium made.

“I don’t deliberation I person thing to connection Viktor Orbán,” Zelensky said today, citing this blockage. “I deliberation Viktor Orban has thing to connection to Ukraine, which contiguous is protecting each of Europe from Russia.”

Orban has ne'er hidden his absorption to this candidacy, appreciating for galore reasons that Ukraine – a state bordering his ain – is not acceptable to articulation the EU.