Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he requested US President Donald Trump to use his influence on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who continues to block Ukraine's progress toward EU membership.

Source: Zelenskyy live on Euronews during a public summit on the enlargement of the European Union, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Zelenskyy was asked whether he had discussed Ukraine's EU accession with Trump and whether the American president supported it.

"Donald Trump supports Ukraine as a future member of the EU. We talked about it. He supports this and understands that it's the choice of the Ukrainian people – that Ukraine is part of Europe geographically, geopolitically, and historically," Zelenskyy said.

He added that during the conversation, he also raised the issue of Hungary's veto and asked Trump to help.

"We talked about the blocking... by the leader of Hungary, and I asked President Trump whether he would support me in helping us. He said he would do everything in his power," Zelenskyy noted.

When asked about possible timeframes, Zelenskyy said that Trump did not mention any.

Background:

• Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump are scheduled to meet in Washington on 7 November.
• One of the key topics of their meeting will likely be Hungary's continued purchase of Russian energy resources, which it has so far refused to abandon.

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