Hungarian Prime Minister casts doubts on Ukraine's accession to the EU during the war

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that he considers Ukraine's accession to the EU during the war "unrealistic".

This was reported by AP.

Orban notes that active hostilities are a problem even for the start of membership negotiations.

"We do not know the size of this country’s territory since it is still at war, and we do not know what its population is, because they are fleeing. ... To admit a country without knowing its parameters would be unprecedented," Viktor Orban said.

He also said that he did not see any desire among the members of the Hungarian parliament to vote for Ukraine's accession to the EU. New members require the unanimous consent of all 27 EU countries to be accepted. In Hungary, this decision is made by the parliament.

It will be recalled that Viktor Orbán said that he would not support Ukraine until it "restores the rights of the Transcarpathian Hungarians."