US President Donald Trump successfully persuaded Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to withdraw his veto on Ukraine's EU accession, Politico wrote on Wednesday in an article about Moldova's EU accession, citing a diplomatic source.

As reported, earlier this summer, several EU officials and diplomatic sources said that the EU was considering fast-tracking Moldova's EU membership application, but that Ukraine and several of its allies"strongly oppose such a move."

The fact that US President Donald Trump successfully persuaded Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán – who opposes Ukraine's EU accession but has indicated that he would support Moldova's membership – to remove the obstacle to Kiev's EU entry has significantly changed the dynamics of the situation, a diplomat said

– reads the Politico article, which also writes about the visit of French, German and Polish leaders to support Moldova and the Moldovan parliamentary elections on September 28.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade reacted to the claim

Regarding the claim that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, influenced by US President Donald Trump, would be ready to change his stance on Ukraine's EU accession, which the Hungarian Prime Minister strongly opposes, we contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

– said Máté Paczolay, press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, emphasizing: “The Hungarian people have decided, Hungary does not support Ukraine's accession to the EU.”