Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban consistently opposed European Union aid to Ukraine and resisted Ukraine's European Union membership bid during his 16-year premiership that ended in April 2026

An ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that was sparked with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022, resulting in widespread casualties, displacement and significant geopolitical consequences for Europe and the world.

Military, financial and logistical assistance provided to Ukraine by Western governments and institutions, including weapons, intelligence, satellite communications and the financing that sustains Ukraine's defence.

The process by which countries join the European Union, covering candidate status, accession negotiations, the opening and closing of negotiating clusters, and the political, legal and economic conditions set for membership.