Hungarian Foreign Minister Sialdor said at the Western Balkans Forum in Budapest on the 13th local time that it is impossible for Ukraine to join the European Union before Western Balkan countries; this completely violates the principle of merit-based selection in the integration process. Cialdo expressed regret that the EU has not accepted new member states for a long time. He said that the EU is currently in a bad state, both from an economic point of view and from a security point of view. Compared to Ukraine, Western Balkan countries are more eligible to join the Union.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Sialdor said at the Western Balkans Forum in Budapest on the 13th local time that it is impossible for Ukraine to join the European Union before Western Balkan countries; this completely violates the principle of merit-based selection in the integration process. Cialdo expressed regret that the EU has not accepted new member states for a long time. He said that the EU is currently in a bad state, both from an economic point of view and from a security point of view. Compared to Ukraine, Western Balkan countries are more eligible to join the Union.