As Russian attacks continue, Ukraine is running out of funds to keep its economy afloat and deliver key services such as running hospitals or keeping schools open to teach children. The last round of European Union (EU) financial aid for Kyiv was disbursed in December, and there is no guaranteed EU funding on the horizon. A plan to secure €50 billion ($54.1 billion) to tide Ukraine over until 2027 through EU budget support remains deadlocked after Hungary vetoed the agreement in December. EU leaders will gather in Brussels to try and hash out a deal on Thursday. “The level of nervousness is quite high,” a senior EU official said ahead of the meeting, noting there was mounting “frustration” toward Hungary from many of the bloc’s 26 other member states. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has rarely shied away from being cast as an EU outlier. While the bloc has consistently condemned and sanctioned Russia for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Orban drew criticism from some EU counterparts when he was pictured shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putinin October.
Why the EU cannot agree on a joint aid deal for Ukraine | DW News
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