Orban says Hungary will block EU membership negotiations for Ukraine

Prime Minister Viktor Orban says Hungary will block a proposal to start talks on European Union membership for Ukraine (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Hungary will block a proposal to start talks on European Union membership for Ukraine at a summit of the bloc’s leaders this week, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

Mr Orban said that admitting the war-ravaged country would have unforeseeable consequences for the EU.