EU Signs Off $50 Billion Ukraine Aid After Hungary Steps Aside
Hungary's Orban pushed into dropping demands, allegedly on pain of severe punishment by the bloc if he didn't step aside.
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Hungary's Orban pushed into dropping demands, allegedly on pain of severe punishment by the bloc if he didn't step aside.
There is no fatigue from Ukraine in the European Union, but there is fatigue from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk after arriving at a meeting of the European Council, reported Interfax-Ukraine on Feb. 1.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán considers his mission at the EU summit accomplished, claiming that his requirements in the context of providing Ukraine with macro-financial assistance worth €50 billion have been fulfilled.
EU leaders on Thursday reached a deal to provide €50 billion in aid to Ukraine — with even the Hungarian prime minister on board.
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