Key Developments in Ukraine and Hungary Relations
Orban Visits Kyiv
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Kyiv for discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to his press secretary Bertalan Havasi. This visit marks Orban’s first to Ukraine since the onset of the war. It comes a day after Hungary assumed the European Union’s rotating presidency.
Ukraine’s Defense Chief in Washington
Simultaneously, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is in Washington to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Lloyd Austin, to discuss further military cooperation between the two nations.
Additional Developments in Ukraine
Zelenskyy Thanks Dutch PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on his new role as NATO’s secretary-general. In a Telegram post, Zelenskyy mentioned his phone conversation with Rutte, expressing gratitude for the military, political, and humanitarian aid provided by the Netherlands.
As Rutte transitions to his new position, Dutch King Willem-Alexander has sworn in former spy chief Dick Schoof as the new prime minister, leading a right-wing coalition cabinet.