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\"Hungary<\/p>\n

The European Council failed to unanimously adopt a statement of support for Ukraine during its June 26 meeting in Brussels, after Hungary once again failed to support it.<\/p>\n

On the eve of the European Council<\/a> summit, Hungary’s government announced<\/a> on June 26 that 95% of participants in a so-called “national consultation” opposed Ukraine’s accession to the EU.<\/p>\n

The highly-particized plebiscite, promoted by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, has already drawn criticism over its credibility and turnout, raising concerns that Orban may use its results to justify future resistance to Ukraine\u2019s EU accession.<\/p>\n

To register their “vote” in the national consultation, Hungarian citizens received their “ballot” in the post, together with a letter from Orban urging people to vote against.<\/p>\n

According to the European Council’s statement, the document found “firmly supported” by 26 out of the 27 states. All EU states, except Hungary<\/a>, reaffirmed Ukraine’s “inherent right to choose its own destiny” and support for the country’s “path towards EU membership.”<\/p>\n

“The European Council commends Ukraine for the pace of its accession-related reforms under the most challenging circumstances, welcomes the significant progress achieved, and encourages Ukraine and the Commission to intensify work in the accession process,” the statement read<\/a>. <\/p>\n

EU member states also agreed to take note of the Commission\u2019s assessment that Ukraine is ready to open the Fundamentals cluster. However, formal negotiations can only begin with the unanimous consent of all 27 member states. <\/p>\n

Ukraine applied for EU membership shortly after Russia<\/a> launched its war in 2022 and was granted candidate<\/a> status within months. <\/p>\n

As an EU member, Hungary<\/a> has veto power over further progress.<\/p>\n

Orban said he voted against<\/a> Ukraine’s accession to the EU in the consultation, publicly sharing photos of himself marking “against” on the poll ballot. He warned earlier this year that allowing Kyiv to join the EU would “destroy<\/a>” Hungary.<\/p>\n

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With Trump disengaged and EU complacent, Ukrainian reforms lose momentum<\/div>\n
Russia\u2019s all-out war has accelerated Ukraine\u2019s push to join the European Union and NATO, as well as its dependency on Western loans and aid. Before, these things would have been heavily preconditioned on Ukraine implementing crucial reforms. However, the war has also eased the pressure on Kyiv to carry out<\/div>\n
\"HungaryThe Kyiv Independent<\/span>Oleg Sukhov<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukraine\/rss\/<\/p>\n

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