The extraordinary EU summit meeting began on February 1st at 7:00 pm Japan time. Immediately after the meeting began, EU President Michel announced on social media that all 27 member states had agreed to provide financial aid to Ukraine amounting to 50 billion euros or 8 trillion yen over the next four years. did.

In this regard, President Michel said, ``This agreement ensures financial support for Ukraine in accordance with a long-term and unwavering plan.The EU will take a leadership role and fulfill its responsibility in supporting Ukraine.'' I emphasized.

At the last meeting held in December last year, Hungary, which has strong economic ties with Russia, was the only member state out of 27 to oppose aid to Ukraine. Decisions on support require unanimity, and there was a history of failure to reach an agreement.



Prior to this meeting, President Michel had revealed that he had consulted with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, including the leaders of France and Germany, and it appears that he was able to persuade him on this occasion.

Following the EU agreement, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy posted on his social media. "It is very important that this decision was taken by the leaders of all 27 countries and proves once again the strength of the EU's unity," he thanked.



"Continued EU financial support for Ukraine will strengthen economic and financial stability in the long term and is as important as military aid and sanctions against Russia," he said.

▼Hungary's movements have been attracting attention, but why was it possible to agree on support for Ukraine at the beginning of the summit meeting?



▼In Ukraine, delays in support have been a problem, including the inability to provide the promised amount of shells, but will there be concerns about delays in support in the future due to differences in opinion among member countries?



▼Meanwhile, as the battle in Ukraine turns into a war of attrition, to what extent will China cooperate with Russia, which is proceeding with its military invasion?



*This is the content that was broadcast on "International News 2024" on February 1st and 2nd.


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