Hungary Blocks Ukraine’s NATO Cyber Defense Center Membership

Hungary Blocks Ukraine’s NATO Cyber Defense Center Membership

Hungary has blocked Ukraine’s membership in NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE).

The Secretary of the Ukrainian National Defense and Security Council (NSDC), Oleksiy Danilov confirmed it, reports Ukrayinska Pravda.

Ukraine submitted an official request to join the CCDCOE in August 2021. Two months later, the procedure for approving the application began.

Ukraine was expected to become a member of the center on January 1, 2022, but the Hungarian government announced that it does not agree with the accession.