Trump presses Orban on Ukraine’s EU bid

After Trump phoned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and pressed him on Ukraine’s EU candidacy, the dynamic has changed, according to two diplomats.

1news.media informs, citing Politico, indeed, while Orban is the reason Ukraine’s membership is stuck, Kyiv hopes pressure from Trump could move the Hungarian leader to lift his opposition.

“He now has the possibility to climb down from the [anti-Ukraine] tree,” said one diplomat. Orban is no stranger to changing his tune. In fact, you might argue he’s a master at doing so, especially in the EU context.