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Hungarian PM Orbán blocks €50bn EU aid package for Ukraine
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has blocked a €50bn EU aid package for Ukraine, hours after leaders sidestepped his opposition to agree to open talks with Kyiv on joining the bloc.
Posting on X, Mr Orbán said: “We will come back to the issue next year in the #EUCO after proper preparation.”
The vetoing of aid by Mr Orbán on Thursday at a Brussels summit delivered another blow to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy after he failed this week to persuade US politicians to approve an additional $61 billion (€55 billion), mainly to buy weapons from the United States.
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