Hungary's Magyar seeks reset with Kyiv, proposes June summit with Zelensky
Summary
Hungary’s new prime minister, Peter Magyar, has proposed a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in June to improve relations and resolve issues affecting the ethnic Hungarian community in Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region. This offer aims to address past disagreements over language and education rights that have strained ties between Hungary and Ukraine.Key Facts
- Peter Magyar won Hungary’s April 12 election, defeating long-time prime minister Viktor Orban.
- Magyar invited President Zelensky to meet in Berehove, a city in Ukraine with a Hungarian majority.
- The meeting’s goal is to improve conditions and rights for ethnic Hungarians living in Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region.
- Relations soured in 2017 after Ukraine passed a law making Ukrainian the main language for secondary schools.
- Hungary claims this law harmed the rights of tens of thousands of ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine.
- Magyar called for Ukraine to remove legal restrictions on Hungarian language and cultural rights.
- Viktor Orban had previously blocked EU financial aid to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia.
- Magyar hopes resolving these issues will start a new phase in Ukraine-Hungary relations.
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