President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine sees a chance to reboot relations with Hungary, signaling a possible diplomatic thaw after years of tensions that repeatedly stalled Kyiv’s EU ambitions. Ukrainian officials are now preparing bilateral consultations with Budapest as Kyiv pushes to open the next stages of EU accession talks.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “There are prospects for a constructive reset in relations,” Zelensky said on Tuesday after talks with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Ukraine’s foreign policy priorities for May and June. The change in tone follows a political shake-up in Hungary after the election victory of Prime Minister Péter Magyar, whose government has begun distancing itself from the confrontational policies of former leader Viktor Orbán. Hungary’s new foreign minister, Anita Orbán, said Budapest would stop using EU vetoes as a form of “political theater” and pledged to rebuild trust with European allies after years of disputes over Ukraine, sanctions on Russia, and EU aid packages. “Too often Hungary has been a problem in Europe’s decision-making,” she said during her parliamentary confirmation hearing on Monday, May 11. Budapest has also taken its sharpest step yet against Moscow since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022. Hungary summoned Russia’s ambassador after Russian drones struck Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region – home to a large ethnic Hungarian minority – in a massive nationwide barrage involving hundreds of drones.