Hungary blocks £43bn EU funding for Ukraine hours after Kyiv membership talks agreement

Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban blocked £43bn in EU aid for Ukraine just hours after an agreement was reached to start membership talks with Kyiv.

Mr Orban announced the veto on social media. He wrote on X: “Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine.”

“We will come back to the issue next year in the #EUCO after proper preparation.”