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  • Hungary Blocks $18 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Puts NATO Status at Risk

    12/06/2022 5:42:09 AM PST · by JonPreston · 79 replies
    Newsmax ^ | 12/6/22 | Marisa Herman
    In November the EU proposed to give impoverished Ukraine — with over 80% of its nation without electricity, among other necessities — $18.6 billion in critical humanitarian aid, including support for energy and healthcare facilities.But Hungary has vetoed the transfer of the critical aid package.Budapest has stood out as the only member of the 27 country organization to block the EU package, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban having effective veto power because EU budget rules require the unanimous approval of all 27 member countries.American and European officials have been noting Orban's "persistent pattern" of obstructionism in aid to Ukraine,...