Viktor Orbán says extra money to Kyiv had been vetoed but talks would resume in the new year

Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán has blocked a €50bn EU aid package for Ukraine, hours after leaders side-stepped his opposition to agree to open talks with Kyiv on joining the bloc.

A crunch summit in Brussels broke up after a day of wrangling as the Hungarian leader refused to green light funding to help Ukraine’s government over the next four years.

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