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Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine hours after agreement was reached on starting membership talks.

"Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban posted on social media after talks in Brussels.

EU leaders said talks on aid for Ukraine would resume early next year.

Ukraine is critically dependant on EU and US funding as it continues to fight occupying Russian forces.

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[-] obinice@lemmy.world 44 points 6 months ago

Either the Hungarian government isn't representing it's people and is instead deeply damaging their nation's relationships and future against their will, in which case their people need to elect a better government,

or it is representing the people, the people support Russia and hate the west, and must be expelled from the European Union, as they are a dangerous and damaging force trying to destroy it from within.

[-] LudwigvanBeethoven@sh.itjust.works 24 points 6 months ago

For young people, No. 1 is becoming pretty clear, although parents influence is a thing.

For a bit older people up to gen X, it's "yeah sure but the opposition isn't better" (which it is, but everyone is homophobic) or "playing two sides is smart" not realising how fucking cynical that is today.

For even older people, ie retirees, it's that Fidesz ramps up retirement pay close to every election like a pet-owner playing with their dogs.

Note that what is now the Opposition had a speech recorded in 2006, where the party Leader, Ferenc Gyurcsány, openly said "We have lied through the last eight years" and "We fucked this [very vulgar version]. Not a little, [we've fucked this] a lot". Orbán is obviously lying way more but he doesn't say it out loud (Or is smart enough not to get it recorded).

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