Orban, who is available about his cordial relations with Putin, opposes the beginning of Union membership negotiations with Ukraine, which will be discussed at the upcoming summit of the bloc. Instead of a” proper partnership,” he called this week for the design with Kyiv.
Zelenskiy and Orban have generally disagreed on a number of issues pertaining to Ukraine’s EU membership application. In a statement, German Solidarity urged discussion with Orban, who it claimed had the authority to veto accession negotiations.
Russian officials must obtain permission to travel overseas under martial law. Oleksandr Korniyenko, the deputy speaker of Parliament, claimed that Poroshenko’s authority had been revoked following the receipt of a letter that he was unable to comment on.
Zelenskiy’s company has no commented, and the Orban office did not respond to a comment request right away.
Poroshenko, who served as president from 2014 to 2019, charged Zelenskiy’s leadership on Friday with revoked the authorization and engaging in political maneuvering prior to votes.
The fight is occurring in the midst of gradually escalating hostilities between the government and opposition, which are primarily centered on internal issues like budgets and appointments, as opposed to the nearly complete unity at the beginning of the conflict.
In the 2019 national election, Zelenskiy and Poroshenko engaged in a tense, frequently intensely personal conflict in which he soundly defeated the former candidate.
Zelenskiy stated last month that it was” not the time” to hold a presidential election, which is prohibited by martial law but would ordinarily be held in March 2024.