EU Leaves Hungary Behind as It Pledges to Boost Ukraine Aid

Twenty-six European Union leaders ignored Hungary to back a declaration of support for Ukraine at an emergency meeting, underscoring the difficult road ahead as the bloc tries to adopt ambitious reforms to mobilise new support for Kyiv.

- Bloomberg

BRUSSELS:

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the EU's most Russia-friendly leader and long a thorn in the bloc's side, refused on Thursday to sign onto the summit's conclusions, which aimed to pledge unwavering support for Kyiv and set out conditions for achieving a peace settlement, according to people familiar with the matter.