Hungary Threatens to Block EU Joint Funds for Ukraine Aid
Ukrainian firefighters in the rubble of a destroyed building after a drone attack in Kyiv on Oct. 17.
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Hungary won’t back European Union efforts to aid Ukraine with jointly raised funds, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, a stance that comes as Budapest fights with the bloc to access recovery funds held up by a rule-of-law dispute.
Hungary has provided support for Kyiv on a bilateral basis and will continue to do so, Szijjarto said Monday at a conference in Sofia. Budapest opposes any arrangement that would see funding jointly with other EU member states, he said.