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The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/OddAioli6993 on 2023-12-09 07:47:27.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The European Union will find ways to provide more financial support to Ukraine even if Hungary vetoes it as well as membership talks for Kyiv at a summit next week, a senior official said on Friday.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has threatened to block moves to give Kyiv 50 billion euros in budget support through 2027 and the green light for membership talks - a key strategic objective for Ukraine as it fights Russia’s invasion.
Discussions at the summit will also focus on whether to add another 5 billion euros for Ukraine to the European Peace Facility, an EU-run fund used to give military aid to Kyiv.
Orban, who boasts about his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a time the rest of the bloc is trying to isolate Moscow for waging the war, has recently intensified criticism of EU support for Kyiv and sanctions against Russia.
Concern over corruption and years of bitter feuding between Orban and the EU over damaging democratic rights in Hungary led the bloc’s executive to freeze Budapest out of billions in aid.
Should Orban still block the launch of membership talks with Ukraine, related proposals on inching forward with EU bids by Georgia and Bosnia are likely to fall through, diplomats said.
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rikudou@lemmings.world 2 years ago
Why don’t we just tell them to fuck off? Like, yeah, I know it “can’t” be done, at the same time I think if all countries except Hungary say “well, how about we say fuck off to Hungary?” and just stop playing with them, Hungary can do nothing about it.