Hungary vetoes EB's 50-billion-euro aid package for Ukraine

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán announced on the X social network that at the summit in Brussels, the country rejected the new financial aid package of the European Union to Ukraine .

Prime Minister Orbán wrote in his post, "Night shift summary: Veto of extra money for Ukraine . "

Thus, the EU's new financial aid package of 50 billion euros ($54 billion) to Ukraine was blocked by Hungary.

The EU has a "Plan B " in case of a Hungarian veto , European Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said. However, he did not disclose the details of the plan. The Financial Timeswrote that non-budgetary sources may be involved in financing Kyiv.