Speaking to local radio, he said that Ukraine’s admission to the European Union would be an “unprecedented step” since the country is in a state of armed conflict and not even the size of its territory can be determined.
Earlier, Orban said Hungary would not support Ukraine’s position in any international forum until kyiv returned rights to Transcarpathian Hungarians.
Relations between the two countries deteriorated after the adoption of an education law in Ukraine, which seriously limited the possibility of teaching children of non-Ukrainian nationality in their native language.