Scholz Proposes Excluding Orban to Allow EU Support for Ukraine
• Scholz proposed Orban leave room to avoid blocking EU membership talks with Ukraine
• Orban's absence allowed strong signal of support for Ukraine against expectations
• Confident EU will reach agreement in January on $54.5 billion financial aid package for Ukraine
• No deal linking unblocking Hungary's EU funds to policies on Ukraine - must follow rules
• Macron optimistic deal can be reached as budget package contains more than just Ukraine aid