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EU agrees €50bn package for Ukraine as Viktor Orbán bows to pressure

EU agrees €50bn package for Ukraine as Viktor Orbán bows to pressure

Hungarian prime minister, who had vowed to block the funding, relented after series of 11th-hour meetings

A robust and united position among EU member states convinced Viktor Orbán to end his “blackmail” and support a €50bn (£43bn) funding package for Ukraine, European prime ministers have said.

The Hungarian prime minister, who had been vowing to block the funds since December, performed one of the fastest U-turns seen at a leaders’ summit after six weeks of brinkmanship.

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