Hungary blocks EU aid for Ukraine at European Council meeting
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned that he's prepared to stop any further attempts to send European Union money to Ukraine.
Hungary's Prime Minister says he's prepared to stop any further attempts to send EU money to Ukraine. He vetoed a package of aid worth $55 billion at the European Council summit in Brussels. But the European Council President Charles Michel remains hopeful a deal can be agreed when the council next meets in January 2024.
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(Picture: European Council President Charles Michel delivers remarks to journalists at the end of the first day of a European Union summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Credit: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)
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