Orbán threatens to mess with Ukraine aid to help Trump (www.politico.eu)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 14 Oct 11:12
https://lemmy.world/post/20836344

Hungary’s latest attempt to disrupt Ukraine aid isn’t about money — it would penalize the EU. It’s about making friends with Donald Trump.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is preparing to serve up a major policy gift for his best friend across the Atlantic, former United States President Donald Trump.

He’s concocted a way to let Trump, if he successfully makes it to the White House for a second term come November, wriggle out of a $50 billion loan the U.S., the European Union and leaders of the G7 offered to Ukraine to back its fight for survival against Russia. That would let Trump off the hook, allowing him to tell Republican voters that, if elected, he won’t give Ukraine another cent.

Hungary says it won’t consent to a change in rules that would allow Washington to play a major role in the loan until after the U.S. election.

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MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world on 14 Oct 11:12 next collapse
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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 14 Oct 11:44 next collapse

There has got to be a way to kick Hungary out of the EU until there’s a regime change. I’m sorry for Hungarians who will suffer for it. I have a very dear friend in Budapest and she is no supporter of Orbán. But this is not acceptable.

skvlp@lemm.ee on 14 Oct 13:08 next collapse

Make it so!

Tarogar@feddit.org on 14 Oct 13:08 collapse

Everyone else could just say :" the rules say… But you don’t give a fuck about the rules so we won’t do that either. Get dumped…" And then just exclude him everywhere and revoke their access and all that. But that is unlikely to happen for reasons. But they could…

Kecessa@sh.itjust.works on 14 Oct 12:39 next collapse

Imagine how we’ll look at this period of history in a couple of decades…

crank0271@lemmy.world on 14 Oct 13:01 collapse

Deceasedly?

naeap@sopuli.xyz on 14 Oct 13:09 collapse

One can at least hope…

xc2215x@lemmy.world on 14 Oct 13:41 collapse

Knowing him, not much of a shock.