Hungary expressed resistance on Ukraine's issues at meeting for EU summit preparation, it may be prolonged - media
Kyiv • UNN
The meeting of EU ambassadors on the December summit of the bloc faced opposition from Hungary in supporting Ukraine, against which there is a possibility of extending the summit for another day
the meeting of EU ambassadors to discuss the preparations for the December summit was accompanied by Hungary's resistance on all issues related to Ukraine's support. Against this background, the summit may be delayed for an additional day. This was reported by Radio Liberty's European affairs editor Rikard Jozwiak, writes UNN.
EU ambassadors last night discussed preparations for the EU summit next week. Predictably Hungary against everything related to the support of Ukraine. talks will likely continue both summit days and don't rule out that EU Council is prolonged till Sat, 16 dec as well,
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separately, the publication Politico reported on the discussion of the issue of frozen Russian assets by EU ambassadors.
EU countries have doused with cold water a plan to use the proceeds from Russian assets frozen since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine to support the reconstruction of the war-torn country. Several ambassadors from 27 EU countries have said that the idea put forward during Spain's presidency of the Council of the EU will not give Ukraine's economy the urgent boost it needs, but instead risks undermining the EU's commitment to support Kiev, Politico reports.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban recently demanded that no decisions be made at the EU summit in December regarding the start of negotiations with Ukraine on membership and the adoption of budget changes that include 50 billion euros for economic support for Ukraine.
Orban, who has maintained ties with Moscow even though the EU has imposed sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine, is at odds with the European Commission.
