Szijjarto: Ukraine preparing 'third blow' against national minorities

Ukraine is preparing a "third blow" against its national minorities, with the president initiating parliament to approve a law on imposing sanctions on dual citizens in a priority procedure, Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's foreign minister, said. The first blow was an amendment to the education law, followed by a second blow which involved declaring the language law unconstitutional and planning its amendment, the minister told a press conference. Hungary will maintain its veto of Ukraine's NATO accession unless national minorities' rights are restored, he said. The veto is the country's only tool to protect the rights of Transcarpathia Hungarians, and Hungary is not prepared to relinquish it, he said.