The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, stated that European Union countries will approve the decision to allocate 50 billion euros in long-term support for Ukraine. According to him, this will happen even if Hungary imposes a possible veto. Kuleba mentioned this during a national telethon.
The head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the decision on the 50 billion euros for Ukraine has been postponed to the beginning of 2024, not because of Hungary's veto. Thus, according to Kuleba, the 26 EU states wanted to give Budapest time to agree to join the allocation of funds because "the EU does not want a situation where decisions are constantly made without one country."
"The decision that Ukraine will receive this money will be made. There is only one question: whether 27 countries will do it together—all EU members, including Hungary. Hungary was given a month for additional negotiations on whether these funds will be allocated by 26 EU countries without Hungary," said Kuleba.
The minister added that the current issue is about the internal unity of the bloc. At present, the 26 EU member states are making every effort to preserve it. However, if this fails, "the money will still be allocated."
