European leaders have publicly pushed back against the concept of an expedited EU accession process for Ukraine, emphasizing standard procedural criteria and proposing alternative integration models while the country remains in an active conflict. Poland supports Hungary on standardized process Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed that he supported Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar during the EU Council summit regarding the final language of the summit’s closing document. Specifically, Tusk backed Magyar’s insistence that language regarding the “accelerated” accession of Ukraine be removed.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. According to Tusk, Magyar explained his position based on the domestic political situation in Hungary. Tusk noted that the Hungarian leader had still facilitated progress on the Ukraine issue overall, calling it a historic turn for Hungary. “I supported the Prime Minister of Hungary, saying: listen to what he is saying, because he needs help. You cannot, figuratively speaking, throw the baby out with the bathwater,” Tusk stated. Tusk emphasized that while he supports Ukraine’s European integration, the process must remain standardized. “If we have recognized that Ukraine, the Western Balkan countries, and Moldova should have a clear perspective of membership in the European Union, then this process must be based on objective criteria. That is, they must meet all the requirements stipulated by the accession procedure,” he said.