Zelenskyy says Ukrainian military should contact "one person" in EU blocking €90bn loan for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he hopes that "one person" in the EU would stop blocking a €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine, hinting he meant Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He warned that if the blocking continues he would give that person's address to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to discuss the issue.
Source: Interfax-Ukraine, a Ukrainian news agency, citing Zelenskyy at a press briefing on Thursday 5 March, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Zelenskyy spoke about the need for Ukraine to make advance payments for Gripen and Rafale aircraft ordered from Sweden and France.
Quote: "We hope that one person in the European Union will not block the €90 billion, or the first tranche from the €90 billion, and our defenders will have weapons. Otherwise, we will give that person's address to our Armed Forces, to our lads, so they can call him and speak to him in their own language."
Background:
- Hungary is blocking the allocation of a €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine.
- Zelenskyy said he hopes Viktor Orbán's party loses elections, making it possible to normalise relations with Hungary.
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