Hungary blocks Ukraine's EU path: Foreign minister admits veto

In an interview with European Pravda, Sybiha called Hungary the only obstacle to Ukraine's membership in the EU.

Szijjártó agreed with the Ukrainian minister's words, stating that if Ukraine were to join the EU, Ukrainians would "bring war" into the bloc and cause Hungarian farmers to go bankrupt.

"As long as we are in power, Ukraine will certainly not become a member of the European Union, because Ukrainians would bring war into the EU and thus drag us into their war. Europeans, including Hungarians, would lose their money in favor of Ukraine, our farmers would go bankrupt because of low-quality grain, and the Ukrainian mafia would use us as a transit point," he wrote.

The Hungarian foreign minister noted that Kyiv allegedly relies on a victory by the opposition Tisza party, which would give the green light for Ukraine's accession and "drag" Hungarians into the war.

"So, on April 12 (Hungary's election day – ed.), the question is this: peace or war? Hungary or Ukraine?" Szijjártó added.

Hungary blocks Ukraine's EU accession

At the beginning of November last year, the European Commission published a report within the EU Enlargement Package that highly praised Ukraine's progress on reforms, giving it one of the best assessments.

Earlier, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said that the European Commission was working to open negotiating clusters on EU accession for Ukraine and Moldova by the end of November 2025. However, this did not happen.

The only reason the clusters have still not been opened is the position of pro-Russian Hungary, which is blocking Ukraine's accession to the EU.

The European Commission expects negotiations on Ukraine's EU accession to continue at the level of working groups despite the lack of unanimous support from all member states. In this context, Hungary's veto will not affect the overall decision.

Recently, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made another harsh statement regarding Kyiv's European integration at the Davos forum, assuring that Budapest would not support Ukraine's accession to the EU for the next 100 years.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responded sharply to the anti-Ukrainian statement by the Hungarian prime minister.

At the same time, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó publicly accused Ukraine of attempting to interfere in the country’s elections and of violating democratic principles.