Hungary has blocked the transfer of 500 million euros into service for Ukraine - media

According to journalists, the new tranche was to announce the next Monday, May 22. On May 15, Hungary blocked the payment of the eighth tranche for Ukraine, which wanted to send the European Union. About it writes Ansa with reference to its sources. It is reported that money was to be allocated from the European Peace Fund. The tranche was to be declared the next Monday on May 22, but in Budapest they demanded "guarantees" from the fund that it will not work exclusively on weapons for Kiev.

The publication noted that the European Fund of the World has reimbursed 50% of the EU countries from the amount they donated to Ukraine. The previous, seventh package of assistance was allocated from the fund back in February. Recall that Germany announced a new package of military assistance. According to German Defense Ministry, a new military aid package worth more than 2. 7 billion euros will also contain 30 Leopard tanks, 20 MARDER BMP more than 100 BBM and more.