Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reported that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went out for coffee upon the suggestion of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during the meeting of EU members regarding Ukraine’s accession to the union. This was reported by RIA News.
“I told everyone there that everyone should understand that on the Hungarian side this is not a tactical issue. There are not a few days left before the summit, a few minutes before the vote, so Victor, Peter, Mr. Prime Minister or Mr. Minister, can we offer you this in return? This is not a market, not even a bazaar,” said Szijjártó.
Earlier, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the European Union summit in Brussels convinced His Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban, will not interfere with the start of negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the EU. According to the publication, the Hungarian Prime Minister walked out in accordance with the “strategy agreed upon with Meloni”.
In contrast, the British newspaper Times WroteIt was stated that Ukraine’s accession to the EU could be postponed until at least 2030, that many EU countries fear losing their veto power on issues such as finance and expansion of the bloc, and that Ukraine is also aware of the high cost of EU membership.
Previously Scholz gave the reasonAccordingly, Ukraine will not be able to join NATO.