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Ukraine says no green light for EU membership talks would be 'devastating'
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BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Hungary said on Monday it would not bow to pressure from other European Union states to give the green light for accession talks with Ukraine, setting the stage for a showdown at an EU summit this week.
Ukraine’s foreign minister said it would be “devastating” for his country and the EU if the Dec. 14-15 summit did not the go-ahead for membership talks and more financial and military aid for Kyiv to defend itself against Russia’s invasion.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who boasts about his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, has threatened to veto the aid and enlargement talks.
Other EU states, including richest member Germany, have said they back starting negotiations with Kyiv on the long process of joining the bloc, but Budapest dug in its heels.
As the EU finds itself again seeking to win Orban’s support for Ukraine, the executive European Commission is expected to unlock Budapest’s access to 10 billion euros this week.
Diplomats said related attempts by Georgia and Bosnia to advance their hopes of joining the EU - backed by Orban - would fall through if Hungary vetoed talks with Ukraine, but some also said a compromise was still possible.
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