The newspaper writes that the European Union is heading towards a political crisis due to the aid provided to Ukraine and the pressures of Hungary. Policy citing a senior European official who requested anonymity.
“We are heading towards a serious crisis,” he says.
The article states that the crisis may erupt at the mid-December summit, where Commonwealth leaders are expected to make a historic decision to admit Ukraine to the union and provide financial support of $50 billion to Kiev.
According to the publication, these plans may be destroyed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has demanded that the entire political and financial process be blocked until leaders agree on a review of aid to Kiev.
“Orban is regularly pushing the EU to the brink” but diplomats are now panicking that his hostility towards Ukraine is about to lead to a similar outcome, the report said.
According to the newspaper, in such a difficult situation, it is possible that the EU may want to postpone decisions on basic issues related to the republic until the beginning of next year.
Shortly before that Orban warnedHe said the European Union should be prepared to deal with the conflict in Ukraine alone.
Previously Orban saidWhen Hungary unblocked funding to Ukraine.