The Hungarian government does not back Ukraine’s aspiration to join NATO and makes Kiev’s potential entry to the EU contingent on protecting the rights of Ukraine’s national minorities. Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyas Speaking about the prospects of Ukraine’s EU membership, he underscored that Kiev must ensure progress in protecting the rights of national minorities particularly, Ukraine’s Hungarians in the Trans-Carpathian Region if it wants Budapest to endorse its membership application. What will it mean for Ukraine immediate accession to NATO ?

