Most EU leaders back new Ukraine aid, Hungary and Slovakia voice doubts

Smoke rises from the site of recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Most European Union leaders on Friday backed granting more financial support to Ukraine as it fights a Russian invasion, but Hungary and Slovakia voiced reservations ahead of a decision the bloc needs to make unanimously in December.

The EU executive has proposed that the bloc's 27 countries chip in more funds in a revision to its shared budget to finance additional spending through 2027, including extending 50 billion euros ($52.8 bln) in new aid to Kyiv.