'Brussels CANNOT use the Hungarian people's money' - FM Szijjarto says 'no forint will be sent to Ukraine' amid Kiev's 800bn demand

'Brussels CANNOT use the Hungarian people's money' - FM Szijjarto says 'no forint will be sent to Ukraine' amid Kiev's 800bn demand

"Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto from Budapest on Tuesday, attacked Brussels rejecting an EU-backed plan to channel up to $800 billion to Ukraine over the next decade. "We will not send a single forint of the Hungarian people's money to Ukraine. Brussels cannot use the Hungarian people's money," he said. "Brussels has already spent hundreds of billions of euros of the European people's money financing the war in Ukraine and the corrupt regime there. Compared to that, the Ukrainians have now submitted a demand for 800 billion dollars." Szijjarto warned that Brussels is attempting to pressure Hungary into compliance. "They want a puppet government loyal to Brussels to be established in Hungary. A puppet government that says yes to Brussels' demands. A puppet government that will agree to send the Hungarian people's money to Ukraine. As long as we are here, this won't happen," he said, arguing that only unanimity among EU states can unlock the funding. The comments come amid reports that Kiev and Washington are preparing to finalise a major economic deal at the World Economic Forum in Davos, aimed at Ukraine's postwar recovery and tied to earlier agreements granting the US preferential access to Ukraine’s mineral resources. Citing Ukrainian officials, the reports said that the deal would provide $800 billion in loans, grants and private investment over 10 years to help rebuild Ukraine and bolster its economy."