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[โ€“] TrenchcoatFullofBats@belfry.rip 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Love you, AutoTL;DR, but your summary makes it seem as though the "Plan B" for getting aid money to Ukraine is to give Orban more money. This is not the case - the article refers to two different pieces of legislation, the first being getting aid money to Ukraine and the second being starting the process of Ukraine joining the EU, both of which Orban/Hungary opposes.

From the article re: aid to Ukraine:

If Budapest does wield its veto, two EU officials said the bloc had a way to get around it by asking each of the other EU governments to set up their own aid package with Kyiv. All together, the bilateral pacts would come to as much.

"Hungary risks overstretching its luck. We'd prefer to have them on board but there comes a point when people get fed up with Budapest holding everyone hostage. The workaround is tiresome but we have it if need be," one EU official said.

A second EU official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, agreed. "The issue of money for Ukraine will be solved one way or another, Kyiv will get EU support," the official said.