Pressure mounts on Hungary to unblock EU membership talks and funds for Ukraine
Publicat:Pressure mounted on Hungary on Monday not to veto the opening of European Union membership talks and the supply of economic aid to war-torn Ukraine at a pivotal EU summit this week, after Prime Minister Viktor Orban demanded that the issue be struck from the agenda, according to AP News. With tens of billions of dollars in military […] The post Pressure mounts on Hungary to unblock EU membership talks and funds for Ukraine appeared first on Știri online, ultimele știri, presa online, ziar online - Sursazilei.ro .
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