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Kennah

(14,348 posts)
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 12:21 PM Feb 2024

EU approves 50B Ukraine aid as Viktor Orban folds

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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/



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

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EU approves 50B Ukraine aid as Viktor Orban folds (Original Post) Kennah Feb 2024 OP
Good. underpants Feb 2024 #1
Trump's buddy gets kicked in the ass. n/t Eyeball_Kid Feb 2024 #2
The EU is not stupid methinks.. They give Ukraine 50B and they then turn around and spend it buying ammo mitch96 Feb 2024 #3
Every story says 50 Billion Euros for Ukraine Kennah Feb 2024 #5
Wonder what was used as leverage orangecrush Feb 2024 #4
hungary should be kicked out of the EU and Nato samsingh Feb 2024 #6
Orban orangecrush Feb 2024 #7
even better samsingh Feb 2024 #8
Locking LBN dupe. Lasher Feb 2024 #9

underpants

(182,958 posts)
1. Good.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 12:24 PM
Feb 2024

Eyeball_Kid

(7,437 posts)
2. Trump's buddy gets kicked in the ass. n/t
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 12:43 PM
Feb 2024

mitch96

(13,934 posts)
3. The EU is not stupid methinks.. They give Ukraine 50B and they then turn around and spend it buying ammo
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:15 PM
Feb 2024

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

THE EU!!!

Kennah

(14,348 posts)
5. Every story says 50 Billion Euros for Ukraine
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:20 PM
Feb 2024

orangecrush

(19,655 posts)
4. Wonder what was used as leverage
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:19 PM
Feb 2024

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

(17,602 posts)
6. hungary should be kicked out of the EU and Nato
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:38 PM
Feb 2024

orangecrush

(19,655 posts)
7. Orban
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:41 PM
Feb 2024

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

samsingh

(17,602 posts)
8. even better
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:43 PM
Feb 2024

Lasher

(27,641 posts)
9. Locking LBN dupe.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 02:22 PM
Feb 2024

Please continue discussion in this earlier thread.

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