Trump convinces Hungary's Orbán not to block Ukraine’s EU membership
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Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:50:00 +0300

Politico reports this, citing sources.“U.S. President Donald Trump has now prevailed on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — who opposes Ukraine’s EU membership, but has indicated he would support that of Moldova — to lift his hold on Kyiv’s joining the bloc,” the report says.According to a European official, decisions on Ukraine’s EU integration will be made in “the coming days or weeks.” Two diplomats hope the deadlock over Kyiv’s accession can be resolved in the coming months, considering pressure on Hungary.At the same time, a French official noted that both Ukraine and Moldova stand to benefit from EU accession.“The decisions in Brussels have to be taken unanimously and we need to operate within these … principles,” he emphasized.Earlier reports stated that after talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on August 18, Donald Trump called Viktor Orbán to ask why Hungary is blocking Ukraine’s EU accession.
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