Hungary's decision to block Ukraine-EU accession talks a controversial position – Stefanishyna

Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Minister of Justice, said this in comments to Ukrinform.

"Hungary's position is quite controversial because it very demonstratively supports the newly elected President of the United States and actively promotes his policies and ideology in Europe. The key message from both the President and the Vice President of the U.S. has been that Europe must take greater responsibility for its own security and future. That is why Hungary's blocking of the negotiations seems strange to me, especially now, when the Hungarian government knows perfectly well that we have no intention of worsening the situation for the Hungarian national minority or any other national minorities," Stefanishyna said.

She said that Hungary's obstruction of Ukraine's accession talks "contradicts U.S. calls" for Europe to take greater responsibility.

Hungary has been using the EU's unanimity rule on expansion decisions to block the process of Ukraine's accession talks with the European Union.