Hungary’s Orban Gives Ground on Ukraine’s EU Membership Bid But Blocks a Big Aid Package
As Washington wrestles with more aid for Ukraine, the Hungarian leader throws a monkey wrench into Europe’s plans to bolster Kyiv as Russian invasion nears two-year mark.
Hungary’s ever-contrarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, gave some ground at Brussels this week by not impeding the EU’s opening of accession talks with Ukraine but subsequently stomped on a financial aid package for Kyiv worth nearly $55 billion.
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