Hungarian PM Magyar Clashes with Ukraine FM over C8 Forum
- On Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungarian Prime Minister Magyar of continuing "Orbánism" after Budapest rejected membership in Kyiv's recently launched Carpathian Eight regional initiative.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy launched the Carpathian Integration Initiative on Friday, presenting it as a regional cooperation format; only six countries signed the declaration, with Hungary and Czechia abstaining.
- Magyar replied Monday by calling Ukraine's move "completely unacceptable," using a football analogy to criticize Hungary's enrollment without prior consent to the Carpathian Integration.
- These exchanges revive the "Twitter wars" between Ukraine and Hungary, a defining feature of relations during Viktor Orb's 16-year premiership, when the two sides exchanged at least two dozen posts.
- Despite diplomatic tensions, Naftogaz and MOL signed a memorandum Sunday to develop petroleum-product storage facilities, positioning fuel reserves within NATO territory to serve the Ukrainian market.
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Despite an invitation from Kiev, Budapest did not become part of the Ukrainian initiative called the Carpathian Eight. The new forum aims to strengthen economic cooperation in the region.
Hungary does not wish to be part of the new regional cooperation format called "C8" at the initiative of Ukraine at this stage, declared on Tuesday 22 September Hungarian diplomacy, casting doubt on the warming of their bilateral relations observed since the departure of Viktor Orban.
Hungary said on Tuesday it had refused to join a regional cooperation initiative launched by neighboring Ukraine, amid tensions following the departure of Viktor Orban's pro-Russian government.
"We are surprised by the unnecessary statements of the Hungarian Prime Minister to Ukraine, Kyiv said on Monday. Hungary's decision to refuse to participate in the summit "Carpathian 8", organized by Ukraine, generated dissension and an unpleasant exchange of words between the two countries. President Volodimir Zelenski hosted the first summit on the weekend "Carpathian 8" ...
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