NATO member names key reason for ‘bad relations’ with Ukraine

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has urged Kiev to respect the rights of national minorities

Ukraine’s poor treatment of ethnic Hungarians is the root cause of tense relations between Budapest and Kiev, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said.

According to various estimates, 100,000 to 150,000 ethnic Hungarians live in Ukraine’s western Zakarpattia Region. Over the past decade, Kiev has adopted laws restricting the use of non-Ukrainian languages in education and public life. These policies have drawn criticism from Budapest and prompted accusations of discrimination.

In an interview with RIA Novosti published on Monday…

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