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While all EU leaders backed conclusions on bolstering European defence, the Hungarian prime minister opted out of the statements on the bloc’s ongoing support to Kyiv.
ADVERTISEMENTHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has opted out of joint EU conclusions on support to Ukraine in a crunch summit in Brussels, forcing those statements to be adopted by the remaining 26 member states.All leaders meanwhile agreed on statements on bolstering the bloc’s collective defence, which referenced a five-point initiative unveiled earlier this week by European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen aimed at injecting new cash into rearming the continent.Speaking to reporters late on Thursday evening, European Council President Antonio Costa defended the bloc’s unity, saying that “Hungary is isolated – 26 are more than one.”The extraordinary summit was initially convened in response to the US-Russia talks on Ukraine’s future, and was framed as a joint display of the EU’s willingness to step up its efforts to support Ukraine in the short term and ensure its strategic autonomy to defend itself in the long term.After meeting with EU leaders and the NATO Secretary-General on Thursday, President Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukrainian and American officials will meet in Saudi Arabia for talks next week, in a sign of a détente after relations between both sides came under severe strain following Zelenskyy and Trump’s clash in the Oval Office last week.Speaking after the summit, French President Emmanuel Macron outlined the potential security guarantees discussed by leaders. They included the potential deployment of foreign troops as part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine, a prospect Giorgia Meloni ruled out for Italian troops.Catch up with our rolling coverage below.
