The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbánwarned this Friday that Hungary could paralyze Ukraine’s incorporation into the European Union later if necessary, after community leaders agreed this Thursday start accession negotiations from Kyiv to the community bloc.

A step that for the far-right president, the only European leader who has met with Vladimir Putin in recent months, is a “bad decision”. This was stated this Friday on state radio, after be absent on the eve of the vote in which the heads of State and Government of the EU agreed to start these negotiations for Ukraine and Moldova, which allowed the decision to go ahead.

“Hungary has no responsibility for this, we can stop this process later and, If necessary, we will apply the brakes and the final decision will be made by parliament Hungarian,” he maintained.

A green light that came after a morning of negotiations to prevent the hungarian blockade frustrated a step that the remaining 26 EU Member States did want to take, which finally achieved the necessary unanimity for this by Orbán leaves the room momentarily. An unprecedented tactic that was would have been agreed upon in advance.

Veto on aid for Ukraine

Orbán, however, did impose his vetoto the new aid package of 50 billion euros for Ukraine, by opposing contributing more money to European accounts to create a new financial assistance program, despite the fact that the other countries did support the last document that reached the negotiating table, which has been seen postponed to January.

Orbán himself pointed this out in the early hours of this Friday on social networks: “Summary of the night: veto of extra money for Ukraine, veto of the revision of the MFP. We will discuss the issue again next year in the European Council after adequate preparation,” indicated the Hungarian president on the social network

“I have always said that if someone wants to modify the budget – and they do – then it is a great opportunity for Hungary to make it clear that must get what is coming to him. “Not half, not a quarter,” he assured in this regard this Friday.