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EU vows Ukraine will get its money — with or without Orbán’s support
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BRUSSELS ― EU leaders are promising Ukraine will still get its €50 billion aid package to help prop up its war-shattered economy against Russian invasion — with or without the backing of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Echoing concerns from Congressional Republicans in the U.S., French and Italian leaders Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni, insisted their support could not be separated from extra funding for domestic priorities such as migration, according to three EU officials.
When asked by POLITICO whether the delay was a victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin, with his aim of splitting Western unity, Rutte said: “No, because he knows that we will find a way somehow to solve the financial question.”
“And it’s not just talk, as both Europe and the U.S. are already having real difficulty finding extra money to continue supporting [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy’s regime, which has clearly failed to live up to expectations.”
At the summit in the early hours of Friday morning, Orbán retiterated his opposition to Ukraine’s aid package unless the European Commission unblocked EU funds for Budapest, which have been frozen because of Hungary’s rule-of-law violations.
Ukraine’s foreign ministry released a statement Friday lauding the opening of membership negotiations and adding the government was optimistic about comments from officials about the €50 billion aid package.
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