The EU wants to start official negotiations on Ukraine's accession on June 25. Politico writes about this, citing several sources.

Currently, European and Ukrainian diplomats are trying to convince Hungary not to interfere. In particular, intensive bilateral diplomacy is underway “to solve the problems of Hungarian minorities in Ukraine.”

Kyiv believes that it has succeeded in meeting Hungarian demands and is waiting for a response from Budapest.

One EU diplomat suggested that Hungary may want to stop negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU before it takes over the EU Council presidency in July. Kyiv and its supporters in the EU are calling for an intergovernmental conference before that.

“There was a feeling that this should not be done before the elections [to the European Parliament on June 9] because it could become an election issue,” the EU diplomat said.

Hungary is persuaded not to block the start of negotiations now, assuring that it will have such an opportunity in the future.