Frustrated EU ministers urge Hungary to stop blocking military aid to Ukraine


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  • Monday, 27 May 2024

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis speaks to members of the media as he attends a European Union Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium March 18, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign ministers urged Hungary on Monday to stop blocking measures to provide billions of euros in military aid to Ukraine, as long-simmering tension with Budapest boiled over.

Even before a meeting of the EU's 27 foreign ministers began, Lithuania's top diplomat Gabrielius Landsbergis accused Hungary of systematically blocking EU foreign policy positions.

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