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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Member States set the conditions — not the candidate countries

“Dear Mr. President, You are on the wrong track. EU accession is a merit-based process. Member States set the conditions — not the candidate countries,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote on X on Thursday, quoting his message to Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

The Prime Minister responded to Mr Zelenskyy’s post on the same social media platform in which the Ukrainian president wrote: “It is important that Ukraine will do everything to be technically ready for EU accession by 2027. At least the main steps we will accomplish. I want a specific date. If in the agreement, under which America, Russia – specifically [Russian President Vladimir] Putin – I as President of Ukraine, and Europe sign, there is no date, then Russia will do everything to block the process.”

“For us, the EU means specifics, because this is about security guarantees for Ukraine. These are specific details, with a specific date. And my signature today, on the 20-point plan, the plan to end the war, guarantees Ukrainians that there will be a specific date for our accession,” Mr Zelenskyy wrote. 

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