Key facts
- Hungary and Ukraine agreed to place political and economic relations on a new footing.
- Hungary is prepared to offer diplomatic assistance to achieve a ceasefire and lasting peace.
- Ukraine's parliament approved a new law on minority education, which President Zelenskiy signed.
- The EU opened negotiations on two additional accession clusters for Ukraine after Hungary lifted its objections.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced on Monday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had agreed in Brussels to place their countries' political and economic relations on a new footing. Magyar stated that Hungary is prepared to offer diplomatic assistance to achieve a ceasefire and lasting peace, and assured Zelenskiy of Hungary's solidarity against Russia's aggression.
The meeting followed Ukraine's parliamentary approval and President Zelenskiy's signing of a new law on minority education. This development led the European Union to open negotiations on two additional accession clusters for Ukraine, after Hungary withdrew its objections. The two leaders are expected to hold further ministerial-level talks.