According to the publication "European Truth", the change of power in Hungary and the appointment of Péter Mádár as Prime Minister have not met expectations for improved relations with Ukraine. The new leadership of the country is reportedly deliberately seeking to escalate tensions with Ukraine, demonstrating a dismissive attitude.
At the "Carpathian Eight" summit in Ivano-Frankivsk, Hungary was the only country represented at a low level — only by a deputy ambassador. Additionally, during the visit of Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk to Budapest, all Hungarian officials refused to meet with him. This occurred against the backdrop of the recent adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of a statement recognizing and condemning the crimes of the Soviet military administration in Transcarpathia from 1944 to 1946, marking the first such step in the world.
Stefanchuk's team decided not to escalate the conflict and hopes for a meeting with their Hungarian counterpart, but "European Truth" assesses the situation as a "diplomatic slap in the face." The Hungarian side continues to block negotiation clusters on Ukraine's path to the EU, providing no specific demands, only stating that Ukraine must "show progress" in fulfilling agreements on minority rights.
The publication notes that Mádár's true goal remains unclear. To their European colleagues, Hungarians claim that Mádár is supposedly constrained by public opinion, which is predominantly negative towards Ukraine. However, Hungary has already agreed to open two of the six negotiation clusters, and this has not affected Mádár's rising popularity. A more realistic explanation is that there are still people in the Hungarian government, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from the era of Viktor Orbán, who continue his course.