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Bloomberg: Hungary offers to give Ukraine only half of the aid from the EU

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Sofiia Telishevska
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Hungary offered to split the aid package for Ukraine from the European Union. Itʼs about the total amount of €50 billion, which the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wants to cut in half.

"Bloomberg", citing a source, reports that there is a consensus in the EU on providing support to Ukraine, but Hungary is trying to block the decision.

Last week, Hungary informed the EU member states that "for now, €25 billion will be enough for Ukraine to agree." Brussels planned a program to support Ukraine in the amount of €50 billion — payments are calculated for 2024-2027.

According to the sources, Budapest wants the EU "halfway" through this payment period to assess when another €25 billion can be provided to Ukraine based on needs.