"EU's Struggle with Funding Ukraine Amid Orban's Influence"

Johan Van Overtveldt, chair of the European parliament’s budgets committee, argues that the newly agreed 50bn euro EU aid for Ukraine is insufficient, as it falls short of the country's non-military needs. Ukrainian officials express concern over the repeated failure of the Biden administration to secure funding for Ukraine, citing serious battlefield consequences. Meanwhile, the head of the European Commission and the Spanish prime minister visit Mauritania to sign deals on migration and energy, amid a surge in people-smuggling operations to the Canary Islands. Poland’s prime minister criticizes US Senate Republicans for blocking a bipartisan bill that would have provided military assistance for Ukraine.