Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who openly supports Russia, came up with a new explanation during the parliamentary debate on the draft resolution on Ukraine as to why he is blocking the start of negotiations on Kyiv's accession to the EU.
Orban continues to obstruct the movement of Ukraine to the European Union
Putin's henchman insists that the issue of starting negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU should be decided in the light of whether it is beneficial for official Brussels, particularly for Budapest.
According to him, Kyiv's quick accession may have unforeseen consequences.
The accession of Ukraine under the accelerated procedure does not meet the interests of either Hungary or the EU. If EU rules are not taken seriously, the European Union will cease to exist, Orban said.
The pro-Russian politician once again cynically complained that the Ukrainian authorities allegedly did not fulfil the conditions for the start of negotiations, repeating his team's thesis that since 2015, Ukraine has "deprived Hungarians of the rights they used to enjoy."
Return these rights. We are not asking for a new law, we are asking Ukraine to restore the previous law, the Hungarian Prime Minister said.
Viktor Orban is also traditionally concerned that official Brussels has allowed importing agricultural products for Kyiv and cancelled the permit system for transporters.
According to Putin's henchman, this allegedly harms the interests of his country.
We are not yet talking about the accession of Ukraine, but already tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of Hungarians may lose their means of livelihood, the pro-Russian politician laments.
Ukraine is still trying to convince Hungary to change its position
The Hungarian leader's team is blocking the opening of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU and does not even want this issue to be discussed at the summit.
Moreover, Viktor Orban blocked allocating 50 billion euros for Kyiv and the EU program for military support to Ukraine.
The head of state, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, recently met with Orban and tried to convince the latter not to harm Ukraine.
Moreover, the head of the Office of the President, Andriy Yermak, spoke with the head of Hungarian diplomacy, Peter Szijarto.
However, the position of the official Budapest has not changed yet.
