EU leaders' summit ends with Orbán vetoing conclusions on Ukraine
While all EU leaders backed conclusions on bolstering European defence, the Hungarian prime minister has opted out of the statements on the bloc's ongoing support to Kyiv. View on euronews
European leaders agree on defense spending surge at crucial EU summit on Ukraine
European leaders agreed to surge defense spending and voiced near-unanimous support for Ukraine at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, as the continent attempts once again to grasp control of negotiations over the war in Ukraine.
Orban opposed the decision of EU leaders on Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called the decisions of EU leaders wrong and dangerous at an informal summit in London, where participants agreed to strengthen military support for Ukraine.
EU leaders meet for emergency summit on defense and Ukraine aid amid waning US support
European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected as Europe faces the prospect of the U.S. cutting
EU leaders prepare for emergency security summit
As Washington confirms it has suspended some intelligence sharing with Kyiv, EU leaders prepare to hold an emergency summit in Brussels. We ask what Europe needs to do to defend itself and Ukraine, while Latvia's defence minister tells us his country could join a 'coalition of the willing' in Ukraine.
EU holds emergency summit to discuss Ukraine, plan to rearm continent
Leaders from all 27 European Union nations, plus Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, descended on Brussels for an emergency summit on how best to support beleaguered Ukraine and ramp up the continent's defense.
EU Leaders Hold Emergency Summit On Defense And Ukraine Aid As U.S. Pulls Back
Facing the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift under President Donald Trump, European Union leaders launched a day of emergency talks Thursday in a bid to beef up their own security and ensure that Ukraine will still be properly protected.
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EU edges closer to €150 billion defence package despite Hungary’s Ukraine holdout
The full EU27 agreed conclusions on defence – but Hungary's Viktor Orbán refused to back common language on support for Ukraine.
'Hungary is isolated,' António Costa says after Orbán blocks joint EU text on Ukraine
"We respect Hungary's position, but it's one of out 27. And 26 are more than one," António Costa said after an EU summit ...
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Estonia to Europe: Trump is right ― it’s time to pay more for defense
Kristen Michal tells POLITICO that no country should shirk its obligations as U.S. casts doubt on NATO security.
Why is Hungary’s Viktor Orban cozying up to both Putin and Trump?
His position has given the former Warsaw Pact nation — which has a population only slightly larger than New Jersey — an outsized role in European diplomacy.
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EU, minus Hungary, poised to firm up Ukraine support
Summit conclusions on defence spending should find unanimous approval – but the EU looks ready to press forward on Ukraine regardless of Viktor Orbán.
It became known that Orban will announce at the EU summit on March 6
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban intends to announce at the EU summit in Brussels on March 6, that Ukraine's accession ...
Hungary's Orban pushes direct Russia talks, opposes EU summit declaration
Hungary's prime minister has urged the European Union to start direct discussions with Russia on a ceasefire in Ukraine and ...
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Hungarians will decide whether Ukraine can join the European Union, Orbán says
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for an EU ...
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Orban-Macron Meeting: Extremely Significant
Strengthening European defense policy is a desirable goal, but it is uncertain whether there will be a breakthrough at today's summit.