Hungary will carry out an opinion survey on Ukraine's potential accession to the European Union, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on March 7, according to Politico. "We have the so-called national consultation scheme,

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will poll its citizens on Ukraine's potential future membership in the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, a day after he refused to endorse an EU statement on support for Kyiv that was backed by the bloc's 26 other leaders.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the EU’s most Russia-friendly leader and long a thorn in the bloc’s side, refused on Thursday to sign onto the summit’s conclusions, which aimed to pledge unwavering support for Kyiv and set out conditions for achieving a peace settlement, according to people familiar with the matter.

The EU cannot afford financing Ukraine's military efforts as U.S. financial aid is no longer guaranteed, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday after the leaders of 26 EU countries signed a statement voicing support for Ukraine without Hungary.

The EU cannot afford to finance Ukraine's military efforts as U.S. financial aid is no longer guaranteed, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday after the leaders of 26 EU countries signed a statement voicing support for Ukraine without Hungary.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he plans to hold a domestic survey of public opinion as part of moves to deliberately slow Ukraine’s European Union accession.

Orbán says that Ukraine's potential accession to the EU, combined with the other funds sent to the country at war could be too big a burden for both the EU and Hungary, so it's best to ask the people.