A diplomatic dispute over Hungary’s participation in a Ukrainian-led regional summit, followed by the disclosure of an oil-storage agreement between Hungarian energy group MOL and Ukraine’s Naftogaz, has driven relations between Budapest and Kyiv to a new low.

The Carpathian Eight (C8) summit, a new regional cooperation framework bringing together eight neighbouring countries, was held last week with the aim of strengthening investment and regional ties.

Instead, it reignited long-standing tensions between Hungary and Ukraine just as the two countries were working to repair relations and pave the way for Ukraine to open more negotiating…

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