EU seals US$54B aid package for Ukraine despite Hungary’s objections

The leaders of the 27 European Union countries have agreed to provide Ukraine with a new 50-billion-euro (US$54 billion) aid package to support its war-torn economy. This decision was made despite threats from Hungary to veto the move. European Council President Charles Michel announced the agreement that was reached in the first hour of a summit he was chairing in Brussels. European Parliament president Roberta Metsola said, "Today is a good day for Europe." Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed it as a “very important” decision. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #EU #ukraineaid