Ukraine is seeking €50 billion in budget support from the European Union. If it doesn’t get it, it might have to raise taxes or even print money this spring, officials in Kyiv have suggested. At stake are not only Ukraine's finances, but the EU's whole commitment to Kyiv's membership of the European Union. Brussels has formally agreed to start accession talks with Ukraine. But it's going to be a long road, and the Hungarian prime minister has warned that there will be plenty of opportunities for him to block the process. On the issue of financial aid, Viktor Orban has signalled he could approve individual envelopes, rather than a one-time agreement on the fund. That would give him the ability to defy his EU colleagues on a whole series of decisions. We discuss how to break this deadlock with two MEPs.
Produced by Sophie Samaille, Perrine Desplats, Isabelle Romero and Juliette Laurain
