# Top EU court throws out Orban-era bid to block funds for Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/51127

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-09 10:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/top-eu-court-throws-out-orban-era-attempt-to-block-funds-for-ukraine/

> The EU Court of Justice on Sept. 9 dismissed former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s challenge against using interest from frozen Russian state assets for EU military aid to Ukraine, ruling that the case falls outside the jurisdiction of the EU judiciary.

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