EU faces new hurdles for Ukraine aid after Orban

A Politico analysis warns that the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban does not guarantee smooth passage for new European Union aid to Ukraine. While Orban's domestic opponent Péter Magyar won the recent election, his foreign policy stance remains unclear, and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has explicitly threatened to block a proposed €90 billion loan package for Kyiv. The report also identifies Czech billionaire Andrej Babiš and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as potential allies who could join Fico in obstructing the critical funding.