Hungary making talks on EU aid for Ukraine 'more complicated' - senior EU official

Talks on sealing more European Union (EU) financial aid for Ukraine have been getting 'more complicated' due to the fact that Hungary has not been flexible on the matter, said a senior EU official on Friday. The official added there was an increasing level of frustration with Hungary among the other EU member states which want to give more aid to Ukraine.

Talks on sealing more European Union (EU) financial aid for Ukraine have been getting 'more complicated' due to the fact that Hungary has not been flexible on the matter, said a senior EU official on Friday. Relations between Budapest and Kyiv have been strained by Hungary's opposition to providing aid to Ukraine from the EU budget, and scepticism about Ukraine's NATO and EU membership aspirations.

"The negotiation is getting a bit more complicated ... the position of Hungary has not really been flexible on this," said the senior EU official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official added there was an increasing level of frustration with Hungary among the other EU member states which want to give more aid to Ukraine.