Orban Sees EU States Circumventing Hungary on Ukraine Aid
- EU’s 26 member states may agree separately on Ukraine aid
- At stake is Ukraine’s lifeline in a second winter of fighting
Viktor Orban during his annual conference in Budapest, on Dec. 21.
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The European Union can bypass Hungary’s opposition to joint aid for Ukraine by striking a separate deal among the 26 other member states at a summit early next year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Thursday.
The bloc has been looking for ways to get around Hungary’s intransigence after talks over a €50 billion ($55 billion) package for the government in Kyiv broke down at a summit last week.