The EU-European Union held a foreign ministers' meeting and decided to provide Ukraine with additional military assistance of more than 67 billion yen, but Hungary continued to oppose the ban on oil imports from Russia. Did not reach.
The EU held a foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels on the 16th to discuss support for Ukraine.
At a press conference after the meeting, EU High Representative Borrell said he had agreed to provide Ukraine with additional military support of € 500 million and more than ¥ 67 billion.
The EU's military aid totals 2 billion euros, or more than 260 billion yen.
On the other hand, talks have been difficult due to the EU's proposal to member countries on the 4th of this month for additional sanctions on Russia, including a ban on oil imports from Russia by the end of the year.
The enforcement of sanctions requires the consent of all member states, but Hungary, which is supplied with oil by pipeline from Russia, continues to oppose it.
At the Foreign Ministers' Meeting, discussions were held on the period and cost that Hungary would need to comply with the import ban, but no agreement was reached.
At the press conference, there were a series of questions about the outlook for the agreement, but Borrell said, "I hope it won't take longer, but I can't say if it will take another week or two," and continued discussions. Showed the idea to do.