Most European Union leaders on Friday backed granting more financial support to Ukraine as it fights a Russian invasion, but Hungary and Slovakia voiced reservations ahead of a decision the bloc needs to make unanimously in December.
The EU executive has proposed that the bloc's 27 countries chip in more funds in a revision to its shared budget to finance additional spending through 2027, including extending 50 billion euros in new aid to Kyiv.
Beyond sending Ukraine money and arms, the bloc has also imposed rounds of sanctions against Russia. The summit was meant to highlight the bloc's steady support for Kyiv even as "Ukraine is among the most corrupt countries in the world and we are conditioning what is excessive financial support on guarantees that European money not be embezzled," he said.
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