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Strikes on Russia and a shift in Budapest
Summary
Two developments reported around 3 June 2026 touched on Ukraine's war effort and its path towards EU membership.
What did Ukraine's leadership and its European neighbours signal on 3 June 2026? Two reports, one from that day and one from the day before, point in different directions but concern the same question: Ukraine's position in the war and in Europe.
On 3 June 2026, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian drones had struck an oil terminal in Saint Petersburg while an economic forum was scheduled to be held in the city. He also said military facilities at a naval base in Kronstadt had been hit. The claim placed the strikes in the context of attacks inside Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war.
On 2 June 2026, Politico reported that Hungary would abandon its opposition to Ukraine joining the European Union ahead of the upcoming EU conference in Luxembourg. Hungary had previously blocked Ukraine's progress under former prime minister Viktor Orbán. The report suggested a change of course in Budapest, though it described an intention ahead of the Luxembourg meeting rather than a completed decision.
Taken together, the two items show Kyiv pursuing military pressure on Russian territory while a long-standing obstacle to its EU bid was reported to be easing.
