Despite Ukraine long ranking as among the most corrupt countries in the world, and as and among the top in Europe, the EU’s executive arm this month urged the opening of membership talks, so long as Kiev can show progress on fronts like rampant corruption, lobbying practices, and freedom of minority language issues.

Interestingly, PM Orban is even standing firm against approving an additional $54 billion in further long-term aid to Ukraine currently being proposed to be added to the EU’s budget. He’s of late grown more vocal in his vowing to block all European aid until Ukraine enacts significant changes.

Hungary has been especially concerned over oppression of ethnic Hungarians inside Ukraine – though the question of allowance of the Russian language has also remained dominant as the war presses on.

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