Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that he has received guarantees that his country's money will not go to Ukraine. This is stated in his message in X.
"Mission accomplished. Hungary's funds will not end up in Ukraine, and we have a control mechanism at the end of the first and second year. Our position on the war in Ukraine remains unchanged: we need a ceasefire and peace talks," Orban wrote.
He also reminded that in December, the EU summit failed to find a solution to the "two Hungarian problems" and therefore did not agree to help Ukraine.
"We were afraid that the EU funds intended for Hungarians and blocked by the European Commission would sooner or later end up in Ukraine. And we were afraid that the resources would be provided to Ukraine uncontrollably for a long period of time," Orban said, adding that the decision provides for the necessary control and a guarantee that Hungarian funds will not go to Ukraine.
The Hungarian prime minister claims that he accepted the proposal "after long negotiations."
Mission accomplished. Hungary’s funds will not end up in Ukraine and we have a control mechanism at the end of the first and the second year. Our position on the war in Ukraine remains unchanged: we need a ceasefire and peace talks. pic.twitter.com/vui5NxPzGw
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) February 1, 2024
In her turn, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, denied the information spread in the media that in order to get Hungary's vote in favor of helping Ukraine, she was promised to unfreeze money from EU funds.
When asked by the journalist whether Orban had received any guarantees of unfreezing, Ursula von der Leyen replied: "No".
She said that each individual program "has a law" and they are not related to each other.
