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John Psaropoulos

Ukraine funding, Orban’s opposition set to dominate crucial EU summit

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban are among the European leaders who have voiced their opposition to sending more aid Ukraine's way [File: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters]

European Union leaders are preparing for a crucial meeting that will be dominated by a second attempt at passing a 50-billion-euro ($54bn) amendment to the EU budget that will help finance Ukraine over the next four years.

That amendment was vetoed by Hungary at December’s regular summit along with 20 billion euros ($21.7bn) in military aid to Ukraine for 2024.

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