Kyiv reacts to Orbán's demand to stop EU aid to Ukraine
Taras Kachka, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has described demands by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to stop the EU's financial aid to Ukraine as predictable.
Source: Interfax-Ukraine, citing Kachka in a comment to journalists in Kyiv, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Kachka was asked whether Orbán's latest remarks, stating that Hungary does not support any further financial assistance to Ukraine in any form, could harm the country.
He replied: "Hungary's position has not changed and discussions are ongoing. We are engaged in dialogue and consistent work with the European Union."
Regarding the issue of the reparations loan, Kachka noted that the European Commission has outlined its options.
Quote from Kachka: "This leaves room for the European Council meeting to reach a unanimous decision that will make it possible to approve the regulation on the allocation of funds for the reparations loan."
Background:
- Orbán sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for immediate support for the US "peace plan" and an end to aid for Ukraine.
- Media reports indicate that Orbán will travel to Moscow this week to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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