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Ukraine has faced opposition to its European Union funding and membership bid from EU members Hungary and Slovakia, but in the past week, its relationship with both countries improved. Zelenskyy said
bid for NATO membership in exchange for security guarantees from Ukraine’s Western allies. Although Russian troops are [slowly advancing](/news/2026/5/8/ukraine-may-have-turned-tide-of-russian-territorial-gains-says-think-tank), they have yet to fully conquer the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, which Moscow