Hungary PM CoS-Talks On Membership Shouldn't Start w/Ukraine

Wires carrying comments from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff Gergely Gulyas stating that talks on expanding EU membership "should not start with Ukraine". This comes after the European Commission officially recommended that the EU officially begin accession talks with Ukraine (as well as Moldova).

• Relations between Hungary and the EU remain strained, with Hungary's reticence to begin accession talks with Ukraine compounding existing ill-will over Budapests threats of veto regarding additional funding for Kyiv's war effort.
• On 7 Nov, European Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn implied that there were work-arounds to blunt the Hungarian veto, Hahn: "We can find a solution, which is only including 26 member states...There might be some delays if we have to apply different measures. But at the end of the day, I'm confident, I'm convinced that we cannot be stopped,"
• EU Observer: "The European Commission wants to top up the EU's long term budget with €66bn. This includes €17bn in grants for Ukraine, as well as a separate €30bn in loans for the war-torn country. Such decisions require a unanimous vote among the EU-27 member states, posing tricky questions on Hungarian pressure to first release billions in stalled money. Hungary is seeking to access around €22bn in frozen funds linked to the EU's cohesion policy, designed to help less affluent member states."