Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said Ukraine must ensure the Hungarian minority enjoys the same rights as minorities in other EU countries before Budapest agrees to the opening of the first cluster in the EU's pre-accession talks with Kyiv.

Hungary and Ukraine are planning to start high-level consultations on the rights of Ukraine's ethnic Hungarian minority.

Hungary's new government says it is open to engaging with Ukraine on its accession to the EU, according to several sources. Meanwhile, a technical dialogue with Kyiv has been…