Soon after taking office, Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar appeared ready to normalize bilateral relations with Ukraine. Soon, however, the newly elected prime minister played his predecessor's tune, declaring that the Hungarian minority in Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast "lacks basic rights," and complaining that its linguistic and cultural freedoms are being curtailed. Magyar signaled he would obstruct the launch of Ukraine's formal EU accession talks until the issue is resolved — potentia

The Hungarian government has outlined the condition under which Prime Minister Péter Magyar would meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, including to discuss the situation…

Hungary said a meeting between Prime Minister Péter Magyar and President Volodymyr Zelensky depends on progress in talks on minority rights.