Ukraine Halts Ex-President's Exit Amid Suspected Meeting with Pro-Putin Orban

Ukraine's security service has blocked former president Petro Poroshenko from leaving the country, alleging that Russia planned to exploit his planned meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to harm Ukrainian interests. The security service claims that Russia intended to use the meeting as part of a series of "provocations" to discredit Ukraine among its foreign allies. Poroshenko's political party denies the allegations and warns against the security service becoming involved in politics. Orban, who maintains ties with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, opposes opening talks on EU membership with Ukraine and has been at odds with current Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on several issues.