"EU officials believe it must get at least a sizeable part of the 90-billion-euro ($103-billion) loan by the start of May. For that to happen, work must move forward on the EU agreement within two to three weeks. Orban who is seen as Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest ally in Europe and is a strident nat"
"He's using Ukraine as a weapon in his election campaigning, and it's not good. We had a deal, and I think that he betrayed us, Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told reporters as the leaders gathered for a summit in Brussels."
"In a rare public tirade against a member of their ranks, leaders insisted that Orban must respect the 27-nation bloc's decision in December to fund Ukraine's armed forces and war-ravaged economy for the next two years."
European Union leaders confronted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a Brussels summit, accusing him of hijacking critical aid designated for Ukraine and undermining EU decision-making processes. Orban had previously approved a 90-billion-euro loan package to support Ukraine's war-ravaged economy and armed forces over two years, but subsequently reversed course. EU officials emphasized that Ukraine urgently needs substantial portions of this funding by May to stabilize its devastated economy. Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stated that Orban was weaponizing Ukraine for domestic election campaigning, characterizing his actions as a betrayal of the agreed-upon EU decision. The bloc's leaders demanded Orban respect the collective 27-nation decision and allow the funding agreement to proceed within two to three weeks.
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