Orbán must not hold EU hostage over Ukraine, Macron says

French president accuses Hungarian PM of being dishonest to the public about his reasons for vetoing aid

Viktor Orban must not be allowed to take the EU hostage", Emmanuel Macron has said, after the Hungarian prime minister blocked a 50bn EU aid package for Ukraine in the early hours of Friday.

As leaders of the European Union start working on the details of plan B to raise the money through cash and loans, the French president said Orban was being dishonest to the public about his reasons for vetoing the financial package and would ultimately come around.