‘We’ll convince Hungary’ on EU accession, Ukraine ambassador tells Euronews

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‘We’ll convince Hungary’ on EU accession, Ukraine ambassador tells Euronews  Ukraine's EU ambassador joined Euronews' Europe Today for an exclusive interview ahead of the 27-member bloc's summit on Thursday.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/26/well-convince-hungary-on-eu-accession-ukraine-ambassador  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Ukraine's EU ambassador is confident his country will eventually be able to overcome Hungarian resistance to its path to EU accession.

00:10Speaking to Euronews, he said it was important to concentrate on support.

00:15We are fighting to stop this war, first of all, and we are fighting for our European future.

00:22Ukraine is a candidate state and we are ready to start accession talks.

00:27As soon as there is a consensus.

00:31So we have 26 member states supporting and I am sure we will be able to convince Hungary to get on board.

00:41Chansov also said that it is crucial to continue supporting Ukraine to keep Russia from invading other countries.

00:49Well, it's good there is an understanding that Russia is a threat.

00:52And we kept telling about this imminent threat if Europe is not defended, if Ukraine is left alone.

01:03So to avoid this continuation, this broadening of the conflict, so Europe and the United States has to help Ukraine to stop this war.

01:13Chansov said he was confident that U.S. President Donald Trump would stick to his word on a commitment to supply Kiev with Patriot missiles.

01:22But we stand firm and...

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