Hungary Signals Possible Compromise on EU Aid to Ukraine
• Orbán is signaling he may lift opposition to EU funding for Ukraine, though a deal still needs to be negotiated • Orbán blocked €50 billion in aid to Ukraine in December, but both sides have pulled back from the brink since • EU is confident a compromise can be reached in coming weeks, though concessions to Hungary are still being debated • Options like releasing Hungary's frozen EU pandemic funds or reimbursing interest costs have been floated • A second veto by Orbán could prompt calls to suspend Hungary's EU voting rights under Article 7 procedure