There had been fears that Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban would block the aid package as he had done already at a European summit last December.
News of the agreement was announced less than two hours after the summit started, surprising many observers who had expected talks to go on much longer due to the depth of disagreement between Mr Orban and the other EU leaders.
Mr Orban had been pushing for a yearly vote on the package, but this could have left the deal exposed to an annual veto threat from Hungary.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was “grateful” to EU leaders, highlighting that the decision was taken by all 27 heads of state.
He stressed that Ukraine was resisting Russia, for everyone - blocking Vladimir Putin’s attempt to challenge the world order by force.
The EU’s aid package is a little more of the stability Ukraine needs, and will help it help pay pensions and salaries and to keep the heating on over the next four years.
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There had been fears that Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban would block the aid package as he had done already at a European summit last December.
News of the agreement was announced less than two hours after the summit started, surprising many observers who had expected talks to go on much longer due to the depth of disagreement between Mr Orban and the other EU leaders.
Mr Orban had been pushing for a yearly vote on the package, but this could have left the deal exposed to an annual veto threat from Hungary.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was “grateful” to EU leaders, highlighting that the decision was taken by all 27 heads of state.
He stressed that Ukraine was resisting Russia, for everyone - blocking Vladimir Putin’s attempt to challenge the world order by force.
The EU’s aid package is a little more of the stability Ukraine needs, and will help it help pay pensions and salaries and to keep the heating on over the next four years.
The original article contains 371 words, the summary contains 170 words. Saved 54%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!