European Union member states are growing increasingly exasperated by Hungary¡¯s stonewalling of more than €6.5 billion ($7.1 billion) of urgently needed aid for Ukraine as its military struggles to fend off Russian assaults.
Budapest¡¯s intransigence is prompting discussions among diplomats about how the EU fund could be shielded from Hungary¡¯s veto when it soon receives another influx of cash from the profits of immobilized Russian assets.
¡°I have seven legal texts pending approval to mobilize resources to support militarily Ukraine,¡± EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a news conference Monday afternoon when asked about Hungary. ¡°This delay can be measured in terms of human lives.¡±
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