The European Union will use a “legal procedure” to get around Hungary’s veto of a plan to buy weapons for Ukraine using seized Russian cash, the bloc’s top foreign diplomat said on Monday.
The loophole could also allow Brussels to support efforts by the G7 nations to loan Kyiv €50 billion (£42 billion) using income from Russian assets in Europe frozen under sanctions.
“We have these revenues coming from the frozen assets and we have to look for a way in order to use them avoiding any kind of blockage,” Josep Borrell told reporters ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.
He added: “This money cannot get stuck, it has to be used and we have a legal procedure to avoid any kind of blockage.”
On Monday, EU member states approved a €1.4 billion (£1.2 billion) lethal aid package for Kyiv, using the assets. Mr Borrell said it would be released as early as next week and added that a second tranche of €1.1 billion (£930 million) was being readied.
The fact that we made an alliance specifically to combat Russia, and then we have Russian allies in the alliance is the most mind blowing thing to me.
Our rules serve us, and do not serve our enemies to destroy us.
On the one hand, this is why the places like Russia hate the west, they see this as no different to what Russian crooks do but see it’s as “legalising” crook behaviours, and they hate been played at their own game.
On the other hand this shows Hungary that their behaviour won’t be tolerated and at the same time it gives them a get out excuse when they go reporting back to Putler.
What is baffling is why NATO doesn’t just expel them. If they don’t share the ideology of Europe and NATO, and they’re clearly there to collect pay checks and enjoy freedoms they otherwise would not have, and contribute nothing, why doesn’t Europe expel them and make an example.
This is probably the only time in my life that I am happy that there are any lawyers on this planet.
Hungry is on the wrong side of History!
Time for Putin’s Hungary to leave the EU.
Good, fuck him. As tbh that they made now rules against it when they founded EU is one thing. But now hopefully the talk of getting rit of the veto is going forward vs just being that… talk.
Orbán just had the worst turnout of Fidesz’s history in the European Parliament election. There is also a new political power rising currently in Hungary, so fingers crossed that we can finally end the motherfuckers’ reign in the next elections.
Fuck you orban you Russian rent boy
Tldr whats the loophole?
Why is Hungary still a member of the EU and NATO? Why haven’t they been kicked out yet?
>REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
-Victor Orban, probably.
Das dauert alles viel zu lange.
Die Russen bauen sich immer wieder neu auf.
Es braucht eine Gesetzeslücke, um Ungarn aus der EU zu werfen.
Now have a vote to remove Hungary from NATO and/or EU.
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**From The Telegraph:**
The European Union will use a “legal procedure” to get around Hungary’s veto of a plan to buy weapons for Ukraine using seized Russian cash, the bloc’s top foreign diplomat said on Monday.
The loophole could also allow Brussels to support efforts by the G7 nations to loan Kyiv €50 billion (£42 billion) using income from Russian assets in Europe frozen under sanctions.
“We have these revenues coming from the frozen assets and we have to look for a way in order to use them avoiding any kind of blockage,” Josep Borrell told reporters ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.
He added: “This money cannot get stuck, it has to be used and we have a legal procedure to avoid any kind of blockage.”
On Monday, EU member states approved a €1.4 billion (£1.2 billion) lethal aid package for Kyiv, using the assets. Mr Borrell said it would be released as early as next week and added that a second tranche of €1.1 billion (£930 million) was being readied.
**Read more here:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/24/eu-uses-legal-loophole-to-overturn-hungarys-veto-ukraine/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/24/eu-uses-legal-loophole-to-overturn-hungarys-veto-ukraine/)
The fact that we made an alliance specifically to combat Russia, and then we have Russian allies in the alliance is the most mind blowing thing to me.
Our rules serve us, and do not serve our enemies to destroy us.
On the one hand, this is why the places like Russia hate the west, they see this as no different to what Russian crooks do but see it’s as “legalising” crook behaviours, and they hate been played at their own game.
On the other hand this shows Hungary that their behaviour won’t be tolerated and at the same time it gives them a get out excuse when they go reporting back to Putler.
What is baffling is why NATO doesn’t just expel them. If they don’t share the ideology of Europe and NATO, and they’re clearly there to collect pay checks and enjoy freedoms they otherwise would not have, and contribute nothing, why doesn’t Europe expel them and make an example.
This is probably the only time in my life that I am happy that there are any lawyers on this planet.
Hungry is on the wrong side of History!
Time for Putin’s Hungary to leave the EU.
Good, fuck him. As tbh that they made now rules against it when they founded EU is one thing. But now hopefully the talk of getting rit of the veto is going forward vs just being that… talk.
Orbán just had the worst turnout of Fidesz’s history in the European Parliament election. There is also a new political power rising currently in Hungary, so fingers crossed that we can finally end the motherfuckers’ reign in the next elections.
Fuck you orban you Russian rent boy
Tldr whats the loophole?
Why is Hungary still a member of the EU and NATO? Why haven’t they been kicked out yet?
>REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
-Victor Orban, probably.
Das dauert alles viel zu lange.
Die Russen bauen sich immer wieder neu auf.
Es braucht eine Gesetzeslücke, um Ungarn aus der EU zu werfen.
Now have a vote to remove Hungary from NATO and/or EU.
Hungary sucks just like their goulash 🤣
Expel fatty orbie