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No 'plan B' on EU aid for Ukraine: Polish PM

01.02.2024 10:15
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday that there was no "plan B" on European Union aid for Ukraine despite opposition from Hungary.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.Photo: EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS

Speaking to reporters before a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, Tusk said that Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, who is blocking billions in new EU aid, has to decide if Hungary is still "part of our community," news agencies reported.

Meanwhile, Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said he was confident the leaders of the 27 European Union member states would hammer out an agreement on financial aid to Ukraine, the Reuters news agency reported.

De Croo added that there was no alternative to a compromise on Ukraine aid among the 27 EU member states and that such an agreement was crucial, according to Reuters.

EU leaders were meeting in Brussels on Thursday to reach an agreement on a four-year plan for EUR 50 billion in economic aid for Ukraine, a plan resisted by Hungary, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

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Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters

Click on the audio player above for a report by Radio Poland's Michał Owczarek.