EU approves 50B Ukraine aid as Viktor Orban folds

[Kennah]

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Source: Politico

European Union leaders on Thursday reached a deal to provide €50 billion in aid to Ukraine — and they were in unanimous agreement after some leaders persuaded the sole holdout, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, to drop his veto.

“All 27 leaders agreed on an additional €50 billion support package for Ukraine within the EU budget,” European Council President Charles Michel wrote on X, a few minutes after the formal start of the Council meeting on Thursday.

“This locks in steadfast, long-term, predictable funding for Ukraine,” he added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was “grateful” to Charles Michel and EU leaders for establishing the €50 billion Ukraine Facility.


Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-gets-eu-aid-as-orban-folds/

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I love the pic of Orban appearing to bow—also the face of Scholz.

[underpants]

1. Good.

[Eyeball_Kid]

2. Trump's buddy gets kicked in the ass. n/t

[mitch96]

3. The EU is not stupid methinks.. They give Ukraine 50B and they then turn around and spend it buying ammo

and weapons from...... wait for it.......TA DA!!!

THE EU!!!

[Kennah]

5. Every story says 50 Billion Euros for Ukraine

[orangecrush]

4. Wonder what was used as leverage

To get a thug like Orban to do the right thing?











This is why Trump neutered the CIA when he was in office.

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/773127809/how-the-relationship-between-trump-and-his-spy-chiefs-soured

[samsingh]

6. hungary should be kicked out of the EU and Nato

[orangecrush]

7. Orban

Should be kicked out of Hungary into Russia with his true friends.

[samsingh]

8. even better

[Lasher]

9. Locking LBN dupe.

Please continue discussion in this earlier thread.