Ukraine sounds alarm as Hungary threatens EU support
Monday, 11 December 2023 Ukraine Monday warned its European ambitions are at risk as EU leaders struggle to agree on renewing financial support for Kyiv and extending an invitation to start formal membership talks. Leaders of the 27 European Union members meet Thursday to decide the fate of a promised 50 billion-euro ($54 billion) aid package, additional funds for weapons shipments, and opening Ukraine's path to join the bloc. But key EU issues require unanimity, and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has threatened to block any new support for Ukraine, 21 months after the Russian invasion.
Foreign affairs ministers of the European Union have closed ranks to rebuke Hungary for its continued threats to derail the bloc's support for Ukraine.
Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, the Central and Eastern European nations have been under immense pressure from NATO to aid Ukraine, despite the economic implications..
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted support for Ukraine has not faltered, as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban today blocked the European Union from approving a financial aid package worth..
Hungary Blocks $54 Billion Aid Deal , As EU Opens Door to Membership Talks.
On Dec. 14, EU leaders convened in Brussels to authorize
$54 billion in aid for Ukraine, but it was not approved
because..
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Monday, 11 December 2023
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