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Friday, December 15, 2023

Hungary Blocks $55B in EU Aid to Ukraine

Move came hours after bloc agreed to open membership talks with Kyiv 

By Rob Quinn, Dec 15, 2023 

The European Union agreed to open accession talks with Ukraine on Thursday—but Kyiv was dealt a blow hours later when Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked $55 billion in EU aid. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the other 26 countries were in agreement on aid to Ukraine and there is still time to approve the long-term aid package, the BBC reports. "Ukraine is not out of money in the next few weeks," he said. "I am fairly confident we can get a deal early next year. We are thinking of late January."......To Read More....

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