As this month's European Summit draws to a close, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz admitted that it was him who convinced his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Órban to leave the Council room temporarily during discussions on Ukraine - but Scholz noted that this cannot be a "universal solution".
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00:00 There were some outstanding twists and turns at this month's EU summit.
00:05 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz convinced his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban to leave the Council Room temporarily
00:12 so that the remaining 26 EU leaders could make a unanimous decision on Ukrainian accession to the EU.
00:20 But for Scholz this can't be a universal solution.
00:24 But it can't be solved every time by going to the door. This is for special moments, like the decision we just made.
00:33 Viktor Orban did block the proposal of an additional 50 billion euros of aid to Ukraine,
00:40 but EU leaders are confident they could overcome this in the future.
00:45 President of the European Council Charles Michel called the decision to greenlight EU accession for Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
00:53 as a very powerful political message and a message of hope.
00:58 (water splashing)
01:00 (dramatic music)