Hungary Expected to Veto Ukraine Aid, Accession Talks at EU Summit in Brussels

Budapest vows not to give in to ‘pressure’ from Kyiv’s many European supporters.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the European Union leaders summit, as EU's leaders attempt to agree on Russian oil sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels on May 30, 2022. Johanna Geron/Reuters

NATO member Hungary is expected to veto proposals for a fresh 50 billion-euro aid package for Ukraine at this week’s European Union summit in Brussels.

Slated for Dec. 14 and 15, the EU leaders’ summit will take up whether to provide Kyiv with 50 billion euros (around $54 billion) in economic support and 20 billion euros (around $22 billion) in military assistance. EU leaders also will decide on whether to open EU membership talks with Ukraine, which has long sought to join the European bloc.