Hungary and Ukraine agree to reset strained ties, Magyar says

Summary

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met to discuss easing tensions over minority rights. Magyar said the countries agreed to put relations on a new footing; Euronews reports that the talks took place at the European Council after Kyiv passed a minority-rights law and Budapest dropped objections to EU accession clusters.

Timeline

1. Euronews

   16 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that Magyar and Zelenskyy met at the European Council to seek normalized ties following Kyiv’s minority-rights law and Budapest’s dropping of objections to EU accession clusters.

2. The Straits Times

   16 Oct 2026, 12:25 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports that Magyar said Hungary and Ukraine agreed to put relations on a new footing after his meeting with Zelenskyy, as the leaders seek to calm tensions over minority rights.