Hungary's PM Orban criticises Ukraine's move to stop ex-president at border

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holds an annual international media briefing in Budapest, Hungary, December 21, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Ukraine's decision to prevent former president Petro Poroshenko from leaving the country earlier this month to meet Hungary's prime minister raises questions over Kyiv's European Union ambitions, Viktor Orban told a briefing on Thursday.

Ukraine's security service said on Dec. 2 that it had prevented Poroshenko from leaving Ukraine on grounds that Russia planned to exploit a planned meeting with Orban to hurt Ukrainian interests.