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EU Leaders Pile Pressure on Hungary's Orban to Lift Block on Ukraine Loan
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán links veto to repair demands of Druzhba pipeline, delaying €90 billion EU loan critical for Ukraine's defense amid ongoing energy disputes.
- Blocking the €90 billion loan to Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán halts EU efforts as leaders press him to lift the veto today.
- Orbán vetoed the loan in mid-February, citing pipeline disruptions, and says he responded to damage to the Druzhba pipeline, which Kyiv agreed to inspect after January damage.
- Back in December, EU leaders agreed the €90 billion scheme but excluded Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic; removing them was meant to let 24 member states proceed, yet Hungary's veto overturned this.
- The deadlock risks Kyiv running short of funds within weeks, and Hungary's veto is widely seen as campaign fuel ahead of 12 April elections, undermining the European Council's credibility.
- Draft conclusions call for the swift adoption of the 20th sanctions package, which Hungary and Slovakia are currently blocking as global oil prices remain over $100 per barrel.
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EU leaders pile pressure on Hungary's Orban to lift block on Ukraine loan
European Union leaders piled pressure on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday to lift his blockade on a vital 90-billion-euro ($103 billion) EU loan to Ukraine to keep up its fight against Russia's invasion.
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Defiant Orban digs in over blocked Ukraine loan at EU talks
A defiant Hungarian leader Viktor Orban vowed Thursday to keep blocking a massive loan for Ukraine despite heavy pressure from EU partners, who were headed into a Brussels summit hoping to unlock the much-needed funding.
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