US EditionEU Leaders Pile Pressure on Hungary's Orban to Lift Block on Ukraine Loan
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán links approval of a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine with reopening the Druzhba pipeline, stalling urgent funding amid upcoming elections.
- European Union leaders are pressuring Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to lift his blockade on a vital 90-billion-euro EU loan to Ukraine decided at the European Council level.
- Orban has linked the loan to the reopening of the Druzhba oil pipeline, stating 'If there is no oil, there is no money.'
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the obstruction unfair and emphasized the necessity of the funds to strengthen Ukraine's army amid the war.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized the blockade as politically motivated and urged the EU to agree quickly on sanctions and the loan.
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Hungary's Prime Minister Orban has confirmed the blockade of an EU loan for Ukraine. Only when Russian oil comes back to Hungary will he be ready for concessions, said Orban before the EU summit in Brussels. Until then, no pro-Ukrainian proposal could be supported. Several heads of government called on Orban to lift the blockade.
Ukraine edges closer to budget oblivion as Orban refuses to budge on 90-billion loan
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban continued to oppose a 90-billion-euro loan to Ukraine at a gathering of European leaders in Brussels today, according to two EU diplomats familiar with today's discussions.
Orbán blocks EU Ukraine loan over oil dispute
European Union leaders failed to reach agreement on a €90bn loan for Ukraine after Hungary refused to lift its veto during a summit in Brussels, despite pressure from other member states. Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán said he would not support any decision benefiting Ukraine until oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline resume, linking the funding to an ongoing dispute over energy deliveries.
Ukraine is not going to receive the credit of €90 billion from the EU so that it can continue to defend itself against Russia. The pressures on the Prime Minister...
The Hungarian Prime Minister remains imperturbable in his refusal to grant a €90 billion loan to Ukraine.
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