Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has launched a national consultation in which he links further EU aid to Ukraine to Brussels unblocking funds for his own country, at a moment when Kyiv is struggling to secure future support from its western allies.
One of 11 questions put to voters in a plebiscite that started on Saturday was: “Brussels wants even more money to support Ukraine . . . We should not pay more to support Ukraine until we get the money we are due”. The plebiscite is expected to last until early January.
Other questions focus on restricting EU plans to offer more weapons, money and a membership path to Ukraine, as well as halting Ukrainian grain imports.