Hungary Blocks Joint EU Statement on Russia’s War on Ukraine
European Union finance chiefs stand as a mark of respect for Ukraine at an informal meeting of European Union economic and financial affairs ministers in Ghent, Belgium, on Feb. 23.
Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/BloombergHungary blocked European Union member states from signing a joint statement to mark two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Hungarian veto, the reasons for which weren’t immediately clear, meant that the presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament issued a statement of their own on Friday.