Hungary opposes EU plan to grant more money to Ukraine -PM Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary rejects the European Commission's plans to grant more money to Ukraine and is not willing to contribute additional money to finance the EU's increased debt service costs, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.

Orban, speaking on the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels, said it was a "ridiculous" request from the Commission that Hungary should contribute more money, when Budapest - along with Poland - has not received funds from the EU's Recovery Fund amid a rule of law dispute.