OREANDA-NEWS Hungary's actions undermine the promises of the European Union (EU) to support Ukraine on the principle of "as long as it takes" and the situation is complicated ahead of the community summit. This is what Politico writes about.

"Doubts are growing. How desperate is the situation on the battlefield? How much more money are we going to pour into this black hole? Populists across Europe will ride this wave in the coming months," the newspaper quoted one of the European politicians as saying on condition of anonymity.

Another anonymous official also stressed that the coalition of countries opposing Ukraine's membership in the EU is growing. In particular, he hinted at Austria's position, which requires the admission of the Western Balkan countries into the community first. First of all, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Earlier, Hungary notified the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, that Budapest would not support the start of negotiations with Ukraine on joining the EU. This was stated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.