Hungary blocks aid for Ukraine, asserting the ability to halt EU accession
2023-12-16 09:18:45 source：CGTN
December 15, 2023
Hungary held up a European Union (EU) deal on Friday on 50 billion euros (about $54.94 billion) for Ukraine from the EU budget and EU leaders decided to return to the discussion in January, according to Reuters, citing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
The EU's other 26 leaders agreed to come back to the debate at a fresh meeting early next year to try to thrash out an agreement on the desperately needed support for Kyiv.
"With 26 countries we agree. There is no agreement from Hungary at the moment, but I am very confident for next year," Rutte said.
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