“In diplomacy, the question is not where you are, but where you are not. […] Americans, Turks, Slovaks and, of course, we do not want to sit at a table with Mr. Zelensky when it comes to NATO, ”Orban said.
The Hungarian prime minister added that he will be glad to see Zelensky at the Summit of the European Union, which will be held on June 26 and 27. However, he confirmed that he did not want Ukraine to participate in such organizations.
“In the national interests of Hungary, there is no way to be in any integration community with Ukraine – neither in NATO nor in the European Union,” Orban noted.
Politico previously reported that Zelensky was not invited to a closed meeting of NATO leaders Due to the hostility of the US President Donald Trump to him. However, the presidents have planned a joint meeting on June 25.
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On June 18, The Times reported that Zelensky was invited to the NATO summit, but the procedure was planned so as not to annoy Trump.
On the same day, Radio Freedom with reference to diplomats involved in the preparation of the communique wrote that in the final declaration of the NATO summit, they are not going to mention Ukraine, and the Russian Federation will once again be called a long -term threat. At the same time, the sources noted that “the commander still in the process of editing may change.”
On June 21, Politico, with reference to sources familiarized with the planning, reported that during the NATO summit in the Hague there would be no meeting of the NATO Council in Ukraine, allegedly because of Trump.
