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Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine hours after agreement was reached on starting membership talks.

"Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban posted on social media after talks in Brussels.

EU leaders said talks on aid for Ukraine would resume early next year.

Ukraine is critically dependant on EU and US funding as it continues to fight occupying Russian forces.

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[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago

When a country becomes a fascist ally of an enemy country, shouldn't that justify removal from the EU? Can a country be removed from the EU? What is the process and why is it not happening?

[-] nick@campfyre.nickwebster.dev 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You need everyone else in the EU to agree to remove them. Poland and Hungary sort of protect each other from EU consequences.

[-] sic_1@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Poland has a very pro EU government led by Donald Tusk now.

[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Dream come true, hopefully they roll back all their bullshit right wing policies now.

[-] sic_1@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

They are certainly trying but PISs did a ton of damage to the democratic systems and also installed swathes of people in key positions that share their views.

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