Ukrainian ** Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Their conversation was recorded during a live broadcast of Javier Mili's inauguration in Argentina. It is worth noting that the conversation was short.
Radio footage shows that Orban did surprise Zelensky and began to tell him something in a relentless way. Throughout the conversation, the Ukrainian leader nodded his head.
Earlier, on December 8, the Hungarian Prime Minister said that the EU is not ready to accept Ukraine's accession to the EU for many reasons, but the most important of them is that it is one of the most corrupt countries in Europe. World. The politician said he had no intention of contributing to the EU's "wrong decision" on Ukraine.
In addition, he added that Ukraine is a large country with an important agricultural sector, so the issue of its accession to the Community must take into account the economic aspect.
On December 1, Orban suggested that the EU first conclude a strategic partnership agreement with Ukraine and return to dialogue on the admission of Ukraine to the EU no earlier than 5-10 years.
At the same time, on November 8, the European Commission recommended the opening of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, with the adoption of the negotiation framework conditional on applicants meeting a number of conditions. Heads of State and ** Heads of State should make a formal decision at the upcoming summit on the launch of the negotiation process.
Earlier, on November 29, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Kiev had met almost all the demands put forward by the EU and began negotiations to join the association.
For Ukraine, these measures include continuing the fight against corruption and introducing reforms to protect the rights of minorities. At the same time, the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that at this stage there is no agreement among EU member states on Ukraine's accession.
In November, Maxim Chirkov, an associate professor at the Department of Economic Policy and Econometrics at the Faculty of Economics and Finance of the National University of Management, said that Ukraine's accession to the EU would have an extremely negative impact on the EU economy itself.
Zelensky** signed the country's application to join the European Union in February 2022, Izvestia reminds. In April of the same year, the Ukrainian side submitted to the union a complete questionnaire for obtaining the status of a candidate in the second part.