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Hungary has formally rejected participation in Ukraine’s new Carpathian Eight regional forum and blocked a joint oil storage agreement, citing lack of consent and security concerns. This move has intensified diplomatic friction, with Kyiv accusing Budapest of continuing the obstructionist policies of the previous government despite recent efforts to reset relations.
Hungary says it never consented to joining Zelenskyy’s Carpathian Eight forum, even as Kyiv lists it as a member and Kyiv’s foreign minister accuses Budapest of following Orbán’s line; the clash comes amid a disputed oil-storage deal between Naftogaz and MOL and renewed Hungarian vetoes over Ukraine’s EU accession talks tied to minority rights, signaling ongoing tension even as both sides express willingness for pragmatic cooperation and a possible bilateral meeting remains unscheduled.
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy unveiled the Carpathian Eight, a regional bloc linking Ukraine with seven neighboring nations plus EU participation to boost security, energy, logistics and trade, pitching around €9.4 billion for about 90 joint projects to turn the Carpathians into a regional economic gateway.
Zelensky unveils the Carpathian Eight, a new regional forum including Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Austria, Hungary, and the EU to cooperate on security, energy, logistics, and cross-border economics. The first Ivano-Frankivsk summit features Tusk, Vučić, and Dan, while Fico does not attend; about 550 business delegates are expected and roughly €1 billion in investment and trade deals are anticipated by the summit’s end.