India, March 20 -- European Union leaders on Thursday lashed out at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, accusing him of hijacking critical aid for Ukraine and undermining EU decision-making in an effort to win an election at home. In a rare public tirade against a member of their ranks, leaders insisted that Orban must respect the 27-nation bloc's decision in December to fund Ukraine's armed forces and war-ravaged economy for the next two years.

Orban himself had previously approved what is seen as a critical lifeline for war-ravaged Ukraine.

"He's using Ukraine as a weapon in his election campaigning, and it's not good. We had a deal, and I think that he betrayed us," Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told reporters as the leaders...