“Ukraine’s accession to the European Union does not pose a threat to Hungary. On the contrary: it serves Hungary’s national and security interests,” the Ukrainian minister wrote on X in a message addressed to Hungary's minister of foreign affairs and trade.

Mr. Sybiha stressed that Kyiv believes Ukraine’s EU accession does not pose a danger to Hungary, although experts take a very different view. Referring to the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia, he said that accession would also serve their interests.