{"id":26499,"date":"2023-12-11T08:39:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T08:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/?p=26499"},"modified":"2023-12-11T08:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T08:39:17","slug":"zelensky-spotted-in-tense-confrontation-with-leader-blocking-ukraine-eu-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/world-news\/zelensky-spotted-in-tense-confrontation-with-leader-blocking-ukraine-eu-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky spotted in \u2018tense confrontation\u2019 with leader blocking Ukraine EU bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Zelensky was seen in deep “intense” conversation with Russia’s closest ally in the EU who has been trying to block Ukraine’s bid to join the bloc.<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian war leader and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban were seen in animated conversaion on Sunday as they both atteneded the inauguration of Argentina’s new president.<\/p>\n

Ahead of a crucial EU summit this week, Orban has been demanding that Ukraine\u2019s membership in the European Union and billions of euros in funding meant for the war-torn country be taken off the agenda.<\/p>\n

This week Zelensky also flies to Washington in the hope of securing \u00a347.9billion US defence package from President Biden.<\/p>\n

But it’s the events of Thursday at the EU summit which could see a sticky political situation if the Hungarian leader, seen as the “bad boy” of the bloc, continues to call for Ukraine to barred from membership.<\/p>\n

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According to the BBC, talks are due to go ahead to “green light” Ukraine’s entry into the European Union at the summit along with \u00a343billion of funding and grants.<\/p>\n

Orban, who is seen as a “mouthpiece” for Vladimir Putin, has maintained strong links with the Kremlin despite Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n

Recently the right-wing popularist leader said Ukraine’s entry to the EU was “unfounded and poorly prepared”\u00a0telling Hungarian TV: “The Commission proposed that we start negotiations on Ukraine’s EU membership. But this does not concede with the interests of many member states, certainly not with Hungary’s.<\/p>\n

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