Hungary may fund Ukraine war costs, official claims lack of transparency

Hungary may be contributing to financing Ukraine's war expenses through a new European Union defense fund, according to information published in an internal Politico newsletter. The report suggests that the new Hungarian government has agreed to retroactively reimburse amounts previously spent by some member states on Ukraine's war financing from the EU's new defense fund.

Hungarian politician Csaba Dömötör voiced criticism on social media, stating that the issue was not publicly discussed following talks with the European Commission president. He highlighted that the new prime minister did not mention this commitment during a joint press conference with Ursula von der Leyen, nor did the foreign minister.

Dömötör suggested that this situation exemplifies the new cabinet's policy towards the EU. He pointed out that the prime minister's silence on the matter during his meeting with von der Leyen speaks volumes about the government's approach to such significant financial commitments.

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Everything about this speaks to the new prime minister not mentioning this with a single word at the joint press conference with Von der Leyen, nor did the foreign minister.