Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has threatened to wreck next week's EU summit by vetoing Ukraine accession talks — but a veto-fiasco might be exactly what some leaders want.
Orbán personally wrote to EU Council president Charles Michel on Monday (4 December) warning that the summit would be a "failure" if Michel tried to get consensus on Ukraine.
The European Commission recommended opening the Ukraine talks in November, in what would mark a Enjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week.To read this story, log in or subscribe