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Hungary's incoming PM Magyar proposes June summit with Zelensky to reset strained bilateral ties

Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 06:50 · 1 min read

Hungary's newly elected prime minister Peter Magyar has proposed a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in early June, suggesting the symbolic border city of Berehove (a Hungarian-majority town in Ukraine's westernmost Transcarpathia region) as the venue. Magyar, who defeated long-time nationalist premier Viktor Orbán in the April 12 election, said the talks would aim to restore cultural, linguistic, and educational rights for Ukraine's ethnic Hungarian minority — a dispute that has soured relations since Kyiv mandated Ukrainian as the primary language of secondary education in 2017. The proposed reset matters beyond the two countries: Orbán had repeatedly wielded Hungary's EU veto to block financial aid to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, and Magyar's overture signals a potentially significant shift in Budapest's stance within the bloc.

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France24Hungary's Magyar seeks reset with Kyiv, proposes June summit with Zelensky ↗︎
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