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EU leaders are set for a showdown with Hungary on Thursday as they meet for a specially convened summit to decide on the blocs economic aid for Ukraine. At stake is 50 billion ($54 billion) in financial aid for Ukraine over the next four years until 2027 an aid package that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán vetoed in December. The 50 billion sum is part of the EUs overall budget review. Decisions on the blocs budget require unanimity from member states, meaning Hungarys dissent has caused major friction with fellow EU countries. Orbán has linked the EU budget negotiations with the