Hungary’s Viktor Orbán just single-handedly blocked a massive European Union aid package to Ukraine. All EU nations were in favor, they were all supporting it. But Mr. Orbán has been called by his master in Moscow and when asked to jump, doesn’t ever ask “why?” but only: “How high?”

It’s a double-cross of epic proportions, and a shameless one at that… Orbán has long been at odds with Brussels. Billions of euros in EU funds to Hungary were previously frozen due to Orbán’s inability and apparent unwillingness to abide by EU guidelines and fight corruption in his government. Just yesterday, as a token of good will, the EU did unfreeze these funds.

 An olive branch, a sign of good will, and Orbán accepted it gladly. The next day, he killed the aid package for Ukraine anyway. Why? Because the man wants to have his cake and eat it too.

It’s a two-pronged approach by Moscow — make its proxies in America go after US aid for Ukraine, and make its European proxies (of whom Orbán is the most notorious) go after EU aid as well. Russia appears to be getting rather desperate for time, and is cashing in all favors at once. For Orbán, this is a political and economic act of kamikaze that may well be his undoing.

// @GalaxyCurse