Hungary, under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's leadership, is blocking EU efforts to transfer profits from frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine. This move has led to criticism from EU members, with Hungary also opposing EU sanctions against Russia and mandatory military conscription for Central European youths.
🇭🇺🇺🇦🚨‼️“We don’t want young Hungarian people to be taken to Ukraine because of the war, because it’s not our war! We have nothing to do with the war.” — The Hungarian foreign minister urged his European counterparts to stop plans for compulsory military service https://t.co/QsXnYrxWxW
⚡️ EU ministers frustrated as Hungary blocks $7 billion for Ukraine. Hungary's foreign minister reportedly received sharp criticism from his EU colleagues on May 27 over Budapest stalling 6.5 billion euros (around $7.1 billion) in military aid for Kyiv. https://t.co/ud5ISVFpiD
Hungary is holding up €6.5bn in military aid for Ukraine, frustrating other EU members. Lithuania reveals Hungary blocked 41% of EU resolutions on Ukraine since 2022. Viktor Orbán’s government is stalling a €5bn fund and three €500m tranches. Lithuania's foreign minister… https://t.co/nENJk4hxwA
🚫 FM Péter Szijjártó condemned proposals for mandatory European military conscription as "unacceptable" and declared that the government would adamantly oppose sending Central European and Hungarian youths to fight in Ukraine. Speaking in Brussels, he criticized the increase in… https://t.co/XMuBju6Oui
About 41% of European Union resolutions regarding Ukraine were blocked by Hungary, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielus Landsbergis criticized Hungary for blocking key decisions at the level of the European Union. https://t.co/nxTwqDfC6V
🇭🇺🇺🇦⚡ Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó: “It is clear that Ukrainians are fleeing the country because they do not want to go to the front and face certain death.” https://t.co/812Cu3mNuS
🇭🇺🇷🇺🇪🇺⚡ Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó: “Hungary will not support the 14th packet of EU sanctions against Russia.” https://t.co/391qPvH6am
🔵 LITHUANIA RAPS HUNGARY OVER HOLD-UPS IN EU MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE Full Story → https://t.co/P9jRIGOgrw Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis lashed out at Hungary on Monday for blocking European Union decisions on foreign affairs, including military aid for… https://t.co/Wp6a1e0b5v
⚠️ LITHUANIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER LANDSBERGIS: HUNGARY HAS A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO BLOCKING EU SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE, EU NEEDS TO DISCUSS THIS
Hungary blocking EU from giving Russian money to Ukraine – FT https://t.co/w1ygh1EEEC https://t.co/eH25mFTjk6
🇭🇺🇷🇺 HUNGARY SIDES WITH PUTIN OVER EU PLAN FOR RUSSIAN ASSETS Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked efforts by the EU to seize the interest on frozen Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine. This follows Euroclear CEO Lieve Mostrey's warning the move could trigger… https://t.co/h7cY1dqH0o
BREAKING: 🇭🇺🇺🇦 Hungary is blocking the EU approval process for the transfer of profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine - Financial Times Viktor Orbán should be ready for an assassination attempt like Slovak Prime Minister Fico https://t.co/V9wGwuWF1e
Hungary resists EU pressure to fund Ukraine with profits from frozen Russian assets Hungary is yet again refusing to kowtow to EU diktat on funding weapons for Kiev. In this case, it is reportedly holding up legislation to fast-track handing Ukraine profits from illegally… https://t.co/hiV6jLMEMT
🇭🇺🚫🇺🇦 Hungary is blocking the EU approval process for the transfer of profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, - Financial Times https://t.co/FxoYCPrwID
Hungary is currently preventing the execution of the EU approval process for confiscating profits from frozen Russian assets to provide financial aid to Ukraine
Hungary blocks EU routing of frozen Russian asset profits towards Ukraine The Hungarian government will block everything related to militаry aid for Ukraine https://t.co/3mS8zgTekc
🇭🇺⚡ Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán: “The Hungarian government is reassessing its country's role in NATO because it does not want to participate in its military mission in Ukraine.” https://t.co/ZKeRqvmc2X