Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Poland Rejects Role in Hungary's Ukraine EU Talks Standoff
Ukraine is trying to move forward with talks to join the European Union.
The talks are divided into sections called negotiating clusters.
Hungary has continued blocking the opening of more sections, according to the report.
Some suggestions said Poland might also be involved.
Poland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, rejected that claim.
He said Poland is not blocking any chapter of the talks.
He also said Poland had no role in Hungary’s decision.
The report does not explain why Hungary is blocking the additional sections.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski denied that Poland is involved in Hungary’s blocking of Ukraine’s EU accession talks.
Sikorski said Warsaw had played no role in Hungary’s decision to block additional negotiating clusters.
He stated, “We are not blocking a single chapter.”
The dispute concerns further negotiating clusters in Ukraine’s European Union accession process.
Sikorski made the remarks in an interview with European Pravda.
- Who
- Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, Poland, Hungary, and Ukraine are involved in the dispute.
- What
- Sikorski rejected claims that Poland is participating in Hungary’s blocking of additional negotiating clusters in Ukraine’s EU accession talks.
- When
- The timing is not specified; Sikorski made the statement in an interview with European Pravda.
- Where
- The statement was made in an interview with European Pravda; the interview’s location is not specified.
- Why
- The report does not state why Hungary is blocking the additional negotiating clusters.
Poland’s denial
Alleged Hungarian blocking
Poland’s involvement
Poland’s denial
Radosław Sikorski said Poland is not blocking any chapter and denied that Warsaw influenced Hungary’s decision.
Alleged Hungarian blocking
Suggestions cited in the report alleged that Poland was involved in Hungary’s continued blocking, a claim Sikorski rejected.
Negotiating clusters
Poland’s denial
Poland says it is not preventing the opening of additional negotiating clusters for Ukraine.
Alleged Hungarian blocking
Hungary has continued blocking the opening of further negotiating clusters, according to the report.
- Main issue
- Hungary’s continued blocking of further negotiating clusters in Ukraine’s EU accession talks
- Poland’s position
- Poland says it is not blocking any chapter
- Speaker
- Radosław Sikorski, Polish foreign minister
- Poland’s alleged role
- Sikorski denied that Warsaw played any role in Hungary’s decision
- Process affected
- Ukraine’s European Union accession negotiations
- Source
- European Pravda interview