Analysis-Ukraine's path to EU will be tough, with or without Hungarian hurdle


FILE PHOTO: Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) -Senior European Union officials who visited Ukraine have delivered a stern message to Kyiv that it has a lot more to do to secure membership, while they work on overcoming Hungary's opposition to Ukrainian accession.

Ukraine needs the backing of all 27 EU countries to become a member, but Budapest is blocking it from moving to the next stage of accession negotiations, citing concerns including the language rights of ethnic Hungarians.

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