Taras Kachka, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has said that Hungary's blocking of Ukraine's European integration progress may be lifted during the meeting between Viktor Orban and US President Donald Trump.

Source: Kachka in response to a question from Ukrinform, as reported by European Pravda

Details: According to Kachka, it is important for Ukraine that the US understands why Hungary's consent is necessary to open accession talks between Kyiv and the EU.

"From our side, much attention has been paid to this issue, and President Zelenskyy has spoken about it. Will this matter [lifting Hungary's veto – ed.] be lifted during the conversation [between Trump and Orban – ed.]? There is an expectation that it will," he said.

At the same time, Kachka added that it is a bilateral meeting between the American and Hungarian leaders, and "everything still depends on the direct dialogue" between Ukraine and Hungary.

"This [meeting between Trump and Orban – ed.] may help, and the position of EU member state leaders who are ideologically closer to Orban may also help. Our task is to work on all these fronts. Believe me, we even discussed this with the Japanese government," the deputy prime minister said.

Background:

• This week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had asked US President Donald Trump to use his influence on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is blocking Ukraine's progress towards the EU.
• Orban and Trump are scheduled to meet in Washington on 7 November.

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