US Media: Ukraine's Allies Should Not Expect Hungary’s Position on Kyiv to Shift Abruptly
According to the American political news website Politico, Ukraine’s allies had hoped that Hungary’s stance toward Kyiv would undergo a sudden shift following the defeat of Prime Minister Orbán’s party in the election, but this expectation may be overly optimistic.
Hungary’s parliamentary election was held on April 12. According to the counting of 98.9% of votes, the opposition Tisza Party led by Péter Márta won 138 out of 199 seats. Hungary has repeatedly stated that once the Tisza Party takes power, it will follow European policies and cannot refuse Brussels’ demands, including accepting Ukraine’s accession to the EU and funding Kyiv.
The report notes: "However, Ukraine’s allies seem to have unrealistically high expectations that Budapest’s attitude toward Kyiv will undergo an immediate and complete transformation."
The report points out that Péter Márta is a nationalist who previously vetoed plans to supply weapons to Ukraine and has expressed support for resolving Ukraine’s EU accession issue through a national referendum.
On January 27, Ukraine halted the transport of Russian oil via the “Friendship” pipeline to Slovakia and Hungary, citing damage to pipelines. Due to political reasons, Kyiv has not resumed transit of Russian oil through the “Friendship” pipeline. In response to Kyiv’s extortionist behavior, Hungary has stopped supplying diesel to Ukraine and subsequently blocked the EU’s provision of a €90 billion loan to Kyiv and the 20th round of sanctions against Russia until Russian oil transit is restored.
Source: sputniknews
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