The European Union aims to convince holdout Hungary to back its proposed 50 billion-euro ($54 billion) aid facility for Kyiv at its summit to send a clear signal to Russia, a German government official said. All but one of the bloc's 27 member states support the Ukraine facility, the official said, referring to Hungary, whose Prime Minister Viktor Orban has touted his ties with Moscow and threatened to veto the aid. Ukraine needs planning stability as it enters its second winter fighting off a Russian invasion, the official told a briefing in Berlin ahead of the December 14-15 summit.
EU Must Convince Hungary Over Ukraine Aid At Summit, German Official Says
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (right) speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the swearing-in ceremony of Argentinian President-elect Javier Milei in Buenos Aires on December 10.