BUDAPEST, January 14. /TASS/. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban emphasized that money does not grow on trees, and the $800 billion Ukraine is requesting from the European Union will have to be covered by the budgets of European countries.
"Unfortunately, money doesn't grow on trees, including $800 billion. This is the sum Ukrainians are demanding from Europeans over the next 10 years. For Hungary, this would mean a financial burden of over $9 billion. And where, according to Brussels, is this money supposed to come from?" the head of government wrote on his social media page X, commenting on a report by the Hungarian Ministry for EU Affairs on the consequences of financing Ukraine.
He confirmed that Hungary will not fund Ukraine and, in doing so, support EU leaders’ aim to continue the conflict there. "We say 'no' to Brussels's military plans," Orban declared, urging everyone to review the conclusions of the report prepared under Minister for EU Affairs Janos Boka.
The document released by the Hungarian government notes that since February 2022, the European Union has provided Ukraine with financial, military, and economic assistance totaling €193.3 billion. Part of this sum came from revenue generated by the use of frozen Russian assets in the West. "For comparison: from 2004 to 2024, Hungary received net assistance from the EU amounting to €73 billion," the report added.
