Posted on 02/01/2024 4:32:43 PM PST by marcusmaximus
European Union leaders unanimously agreed on Thursday to extend 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in new aid to Ukraine, the chairman of the summit said, overcoming weeks of resistance from Hungary and winning praise from Kyiv.
Before the summit started, EU leaders piled pressure on Hungary to lift its block, telling Prime Minister Viktor Orban to pick sides in what several saw as an existential challenge posed by Russia's war in Ukraine, the biggest conflict in Europe since World War Two.
"We have a deal. Unity," said European Council President Charles Michel in a post on X. "All 27 leaders agreed on an additional 50-billion-euro support package for Ukraine within the EU budget."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed the agreement, saying the aid would strengthen long-term economic and financial stability of his country as the war approaches its third year.
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Disgusting .... no telling what they threatened Orban with and how much of this will ultimately be funded by USA.
They might be able to plant the Azov guys who did the skydiving thingee in Belgorod recently...
Orban is weak. All bluster. Like Lukashenko.
Orban folded like a lawn chair.
Gee, who didn’t see that coming? Orban folded when told to choose a side-—NATO or Muscovy.
EU/NATO gangsters. What thuggery.
“The EU will sabotage Hungary’s economy if Budapest blocks fresh aid to Ukraine at a summit this week, under a confidential plan drawn up by Brussels that marks a significant escalation in the battle between the EU and its most pro-Russian member state.”
Financial Times 1/28/24
Orban is a socialist.
I say that because his entire country is living on EU funding and massive subsidies. This guy is a “give-me-subsidies, more more more subsidies!”
I’m so bored with this socialist spoiled mentality.
Orban, get a job!
The EU can send all their $$$$ to The Zelensky, it’s not America’s business.
Orban is weak. All bluster. Like Lukashenko.
Right....says the keyboard commando, with no threats to YOUR own family/life/citizens.
Pound sand, n00b troll.
Orban buckled like a belt.
What Krynky doink?
I hear they're loading up the hopper with new Ukie Marine burger. Those guys must not have two brain cells to rub together...
Financial Times ^ | 1/28/24 | Henry Foy
Posted on 1/31/2024, 9:46:49 AM by hardspunned
The EU will sabotage Hungary's economy if Budapest blocks fresh aid to Ukraine at a summit this week, under a confidential plan drawn up by Brussels that marks a significant escalation in the battle between the EU and its most pro-Russian member state.
In a document drawn up by EU officials and seen by the Financial Times, Brussels has outlined a strategy to explicitly target Hungary's economic weaknesses, imperil its currency and drive a collapse in investor confidence in a bid to hurt “jobs and growth” if Budapest refuses to lift its veto against the aid to Kyiv.
He folded because he didn’t want to subject his people to the retribution of the NATO/EU gangsters. In NATO you’re either a compliant Quisling, selling out his people, like Z or you are a target for NATO regime change.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4214086/posts
They won't get into what Michel had to cough up to get Orban on board.
Let Europe give their Treasure and Weapons.
No more U.S. Taxpayer money or weapons for Corrupt YouCrayne.
People who intimidated into decisions they don’t want are more eager to switch sides when the intimidator becomes too weak to carry out their threats.
EU agrees $54 billion in new aid for Ukraine
At some distant point in the future
TBD
Eliminating 50% of Russia war capacity in 2 years with less than 5% of the U.S. defense budget has been the bargain of the century.
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