'We won't be dragged into this' — Hungary opposes $22 billion EU aid package for Ukraine

The majority of European Union states have decided to follow a path that will lead to the "lasting ruin" of the bloc's economy and security, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after the Foreign Affairs Council, which...

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on March 17 denounced EU plans to provide Ukraine with an additional €20 billion in aid, a measure that is believed to be on the agenda of a ministerial meeting in Brussels on the same day.

'We won't be dragged into this' — Hungary opposes $22 billion EU aid package for Ukraine

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on March 17 denounced EU plans to provide Ukraine with an additional 20 billion euros ($22 billion) in aid, a step allegedly on the agenda of a ministerial meeting in Brussels later the same day."We won't be dragged into this; we will not allow Hungarian taxpayers' money to be used to finance arms shipments to Ukraine," Szijjarto said on Facebook, insisting instead that Budapest supports peace negotiati…

The EU could create a new package of billions for Ukraine, for which the EU Foreign Ministers are meeting today. There are already plans on how a veto of Kremlin friend Orban can be avoided. However, war threats against NATO are coming from Moscow again.

Hungary will not agree to a proposed funding plan for Ukraine by EU Foreign Commissioner Kaja Kallas next Thursday, which is likely to be ahead of the summit of EU leaders. This is what Hungarian Minister of European Affairs János Bóka said on Tuesday before the meeting of European Affairs ministers. It is not “in Hungary's strategic interest,” the minister said.

Hungary Opposes EU Proposals on Military Aid to Ukraine: Szijjarto

Hungary will speak against the extension of military support to Ukraine at the expense of European taxpayers at an EU foreign ministers’ meeting, said Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Minister Peter Szijjarto, heading to the Belgian capital for the meeting.