Hungary Demands Ukraine Recognize Transcarpathia as “Traditionally Hungarian”

On June 25th, 2024, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna announced that Ukraine was ready to accept eleven demands made on Kyiv by Hungary regarding the recognition of Hungarian minority rights in Southwestern Ukraine. This agreement is a major concession made by Kyiv to grease the wheels on the European Union accession talks for Ukraine and Moldova's membership which began on the 25th.