EU Floats Path to Overcome Hungary’s Veto on Ukrainian Funding
- More than €6 billion for Ukraine has been blocked for months
- Member states’ ambassadors to discuss way forward this week
Viktor Orban and Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in July.
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European Union officials are considering ways to circumvent Hungary’s veto of funding for Ukraine amid frustration over Budapest’s blocking of more than €6 billion ($6.6 billion) in aid.
The EU’s diplomatic arm, the External Action Service, is weighing allowing member states to make voluntary contributions to the European Peace Facility, according to people familiar with the discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity. That would allow future funds to flow based on the consent of contributors rather than by unanimous support.