Hungary threatens to veto new EU sanctions on Russia
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Key Points:
- Germany, France, and other European countries reaffirmed strong support for Ukraine ahead of the war's fourth anniversary, while working to finalize new sanctions on Russia and a €90 billion loan for Kyiv.
- Hungary, viewed as the most pro-Russian EU member, threatened to veto both the sanctions and the loan, demanding the resumption of Russian oil deliveries that were cut off after pipeline damage.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused Ukraine of deliberately blocking Russian oil supplies and sought to leverage energy security concerns amid a looming national election.
- EU leaders emphasized that increasing economic pressure on Russia is crucial to ending the war, with Finland’s president calling Russia’s invasion a strategic, military, and economic failure.
- The EU has provided
