Europe alone cannot shoulder the financial strain of supporting Ukraine against the ongoing Russian invasion, Hungarian leader Viktor Orban said.
Europe alone cannot shoulder the financial strain of supporting Ukraine against the ongoing Russian invasion, Hungarian leader Viktor Orban said Friday, warning that closely-allied President-elect Donald Trump will likely steer Washington out of the conflict."Europe alone cannot finance this war.
The Kiel Institute of the World Economy estimates that EU member states and institutions a combined 161.11 billion euros in military, humanitarian and financial support since the February 2022 start of the war to Aug. 31 this year, with the U.S. contributing $108 billion over the period.
A self-proclaimed peacemaker, Orban has repeatedly called for a cease-fire and this summer debuted his EU presidential term with visits to Ukraine, Russia and Moscow-allied China — to the ire of European leaders, who condemned the unexpected engagement with the Kremlin as unrepresentative of the EU position.