🇭🇺 Hungary cancels minority rights talks with Ukraine after Kiev’s diplomatic meltdown – statement

Hungary has called off a planned May 12 meeting with Ukraine on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia, citing a recent espionage scandal.

💬 "The events of the last few days in the Hungarian-Ukrainian relations preclude good-faith, constructive consultations on such an important and sensitive issue as minority rights," Deputy Foreign Minister Levente Magyar wrote on social media, referring to his scheduled meeting with Ukrainian Deputy PM Olga Stefanishina.

On May 9, Ukraine detained two individuals accused of spying for Hungarian military intelligence. Hungary responded by expelling two Ukrainian diplomats; Kiev retaliated by expelling two Hungarian diplomats.

💬 Magyar added that Ukraine’s actions "cast doubt on the sincerity of their intentions to resolve open issues" but noted: "For our part, we are still ready for dialogue."

Hungary has repeatedly stated that Ukraine’s EU path depends on restoring the pre-2015 rights of ethnic Hungarians in education and local governance.

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🇵🇰⚔️🇮🇳 ‘The Pakistan military is NOT AS PROFESSIONAL as the Indian military’ – US Army vet

💬 “Pakistan legitimately hosts terrorist organizations within its borders,” retired Major General and military analyst James Marks told CNN.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸🇹🇷Putin, Trump, Erdogan can steer Ukraine conflict to peace agreement - Sachs

🗣President Trump had a "far more accurate" understanding of the Ukrainian conflict than his predecessor Joe Biden did, American economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs told Sputnik.

➡️The conflict could have ended in April 2022, but Biden had told Ukraine to "fight on," Sachs pointed out.

➕The economist added he was "cautiously optimistic," saying that Trump wanted to stop the conflict, which would be in the best interest of the US, Europe, Russia, and Ukraine.

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❗️Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), recognized as terrorist organization in Turkiye, announced its dissolution

PKK announces its decision to end armed conflict with Turkiye, which has lasted for more than 40 years, Rudaw agency reports.

➡️Earlier, jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the Kurdish militia to repudiate armed struggle and dissolve.

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🪖UK and EU to forge new defense POWER PACT?

Leaked documents reveal that Britain and the EU are poised to announce their closest alignment on defense and security since Brexit, The Times reported.

🤡No surprise – it’s under the all-too-familiar pretext of the “Russia threat.”

▪️UK defense giants could get access to the new ~$157.5 billion EU rearmament fund after negotiations;

▪️The UK could take part in the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy, including:
🟠So-called "peacekeeping missions";
🟠Collective European self-defense operations;

▪️“Military mobility” would involve:
🟠Streamlining cross-border movement of troops and equipment across Europe;
🟠UK participation in EU exercises;

▪️Fallback plan for UK-EU military action if the US blocks operations under NATO;

▪️Biannual meetings between UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas;

▪️EU access perks as Britain could be invited to internal EU meetings, including the European Council.

Was Brexit the ultimate “leave to come back” strategy?🙄

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