Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has opposed the adoption of changes to the European Union budget to allocate 50 billion euros for Ukraine. He believes that financial support for the country should not "harm" the budget of the bloc. This was reported by Reuters.
According to the head of the Hungarian government at a press conference on Tuesday, January 16, any financial tool for Ukraine should be separate from the EU budget.
"If we want to help Ukraine, which, in my opinion, we should do in a way that does not harm the EU budget," he said.
Orban confirmed that Hungary is against the allocation of 50 billion euros of macro-financial assistance from the EU to Ukraine.
"Giving away 50 billion euros from the EU budget for four years in advance is a violation of the EU's sovereignty and national interests. We don't even know what will happen in a quarter of a year," the Hungarian politician said.
According to Orban, Hungary's proposal to create a financial support mechanism for Ukraine is based on the distribution of aid based on gross national income.
"If Brussels accepts it, it will be an off-budget aid to Ukraine. If not, I will sadly stop this process," he repeated his intention to use the right of veto.
