EU Leaders Overcome Opposition to Approve $54 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine
TL;DR
European Union leaders isolated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to secure a 50 billion euro aid package for Ukraine by delivering a united message that he would face consequences if he continued to block the deal. Orban, who maintains close ties to Moscow, was forced to abandon key demands and received no assurances that frozen funds due to concerns about democratic standards in Hungary would be released. Despite claiming victory, diplomats indicated that his control mechanism on the aid package has no teeth.
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