Hungary has been cautious about EU aid to Ukraine for months. A few days ago, the German news magazine ‘Der Spiegel’ caused an uproar: the country was showing ‘signs of adjustment’, the report said. Budapest initially dismissed this as ‘fake news’, but as it turns out, there may be some truth in it.
Shortly before a special summit of the international community, Hungary is now signaling its willingness to make compromises. The government in Budapest is now open to financing the proposed 50 billion euros package under certain conditions through the EU budget, Balazs Orban, chief political adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said on Monday.
Hungary submitted a corresponding proposal to Brussels on Saturday. At the same time, however, the Hungarian Minister for European Affairs, Janos Boka, accused Brussels of blackmail. The reason was an article in the Financial Times, which stated that the EU could take action against the Hungarian economy if the Eastern European EU member continued to block planned aid to Ukraine during Thursday’s summit.
Orban has ties to the Kremlin
Orban has repeatedly criticized the EU’s financial and military support for Ukraine. Despite Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, he continues to maintain close relations with the Kremlin. At an EU summit in December, he opposed an EU budget that would include aid to Ukraine. That is why the special summit was scheduled for Thursday.
Source: Krone
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