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Zelenskyy describes his meeting with Magyar as "very good"

Ukrainska Pravda16 October 2026, 12:39 UTCHungary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on his first official meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, emphasising the importance of the two countries meeting each other halfway.

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