Orban Says Launch of Accession Talks Between EU, Ukraine No More Than 'Political Gesture'

At the Brussels summit last week, Hungary vetoed an increase in the EU budget for 2024-2027, including 50 billion euros of macro-financial aid to Kiev. At the same time, Prime Minister Viktor Orban did not vote against launching EU accession talks with Ukraine, but warned that Budapest would have "75 more opportunities" to block this process.