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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Buenos Aires on Sunday to attend the inauguration of ultra-liberal Argentinian President Javier Milei. There he also met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who only recently reiterated his threat to veto further EU support for Ukraine. Commentators discuss the ramifications of both encounters.

The US Senate has blocked President Joe Biden's request for a financial aid package of more than 110 billion dollars (almost 102 billion euros) for Ukraine and Israel. All Republicans as well as the independent democratic-socialist Bernie Sanders, who had expressed concerns about Israel's actions in Gaza, voted against the corresponding bill. With further EU aid for Kyiv also hanging in the balance, Europe's press examines the options for Ukraine.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan travelled to Greece for talks on Thursday. Only a year ago Ankara and Athens were threatening each other with war, but now there are signs of a rapprochement and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Erdoğan have signed a joint declaration for "friendly relations and good neighbourliness". The commentary columns discuss what comes next.

Two key decisions on support for Ukraine are to be taken at next week's EU summit: the opening of EU accession talks and the delivery of 50 billion euros in financial aid. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has threatened to veto both proposals and called for the topics to be taken off the agenda. Commentators see Hungary increasingly isolated.