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Watch: Why is Hungary Blocking Ukraine's EU Membership Bid?

• 19 Dec 2023 7:57 AM

Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had no reason to block Ukraine's EU membership.

 But why is Hungary blocking Ukraine's EU membership bid? 

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