Putin to have last laugh? 'Desperate' Zelensky turns to Trump after Orban slams door on Ukraine

Ukraine’s EU dreams faced a crushing blow as Hungary’s Viktor Orban slammed the door shut, blocking Kyiv’s membership bid. After his White House meeting, President Zelensky pleaded with Donald Trump to pressure Budapest, warning that Ukraine’s sovereign right to join Europe must be defended. But with Orban openly siding with Moscow and refusing to budge, Europe now scrambles to find ways around Hungary’s blockade. As Trump, Orban, and Putin loom large, is Ukraine’s European future slipping away before its eyes?