# Behind the scenes: How the C8 summit and an oil deal exposed fragile Hungary-Ukraine ties

https://mins.news/en/item/74981

- euronews, 2026-09-26 06:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/26/behind-the-scenes-how-the-c8-summit-and-an-oil-deal-exposed-fragile-hungary-ukraine-ties

> A dispute over Hungary’s role in Ukraine’s Carpathian Eight summit, together with the disclosure of an oil-storage agreement between MOL and Naftogaz, has further strained relations between Budapest and Kyiv. A separate dispute over minority rights continues to delay Ukraine’s EU accession talks.