After Hungarian strongman PM Viktor Orbán’s veto on the EU’s €50 billion Ukraine aid package, Hungary signals it could withdraw its veto on the assistance on condition the aid gets reviewed and approved annually, giving Orbán yearly opportunities to obstruct funding, according to Politico referring to three unnamed EU diplomats.
Alongside the prolonged delay in the US Congress approving President Biden’s $50 billion supplemental aid package for Ukraine, Hungary’s veto on the otherwise unanimous EU approval of a four-year €50 billion Ukraine assistance package in mid-December dealt Kyiv a significant blow, benefiting Russia, which is currently waging war against Ukraine.