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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

Hungary defiant over threat to block Ukraine EU accession talks

Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Viktor Orbán
Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Viktor Orbán at the swearing in of Argentina’s new president in Buenos Aires on Sunday. Photograph: Matias Baglietto/Reuters

A decision to start talks on Ukraine’s EU accession is on a knife-edge after Hungary said it would not bow to mounting pressure to give the green light.

Viktor Orbán’s threat to veto the launch of negotiations is being taken seriously, with Ukraine’s foreign minister warning of “devastating consequences” for his country if the talks are blocked.

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