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Democratic Security
Friends on Ukraine’s Terms? Hungary Drops Its Veto
10 June 2026
After seventeen months of deadlock, Hungary has cleared Ukraine’s path into Europe and a first meeting between the leaders now seems only days away. Our Fellows weigh what the reset could deliver and where it will be tested.
For the first time in over a decade, the register between Budapest and Kyiv has changed. Péter Magyar, the new prime minister, has moved fast to reset relations with Ukraine. On 3 June his government announced a comprehensive agreement with Kyiv on the linguistic, educational, cultural and political rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia – a contentious issue that had blocked the opening of Ukraine’s EU accession clusters.
With all twenty-seven member states now aligned, the first negotiating cluster for Ukraine, and in parallel for Moldova, is due to open at the intergovernmental conference in Luxembourg on 15 June.Still, it is far from certain that Magyar has an unconditional sweet spot for Ukraine’s pivot to Brussels. He still insisted the question of Kyiv’s EU membership to be decided on a referendum. Even more so, Magyar has ruled out any military assistance to Ukraine.
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