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Further EU aid for Ukraine at risk as Hungary veto looms
European Union foreign ministers are running out of time to unanimously approve further support for Ukraine ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, after Hungary announced it ...

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Hungary's foreign minister says country will block key EU loan to Ukraine until Russian oil shipments resume
EU sanctions against Russia fail to pass amid Hungary's objection
Hungary Blocks Russia Sanctions, EU Cash for Kyiv on Eve of Ukraine War Anniversary
Hungary maintained its veto on Monday on new EU ⁠sanctions on ⁠Russia and a huge loan for Ukraine amid a dispute over ⁠oil supplies, in a blow to Europe's pro-Ukrainian consensus on the eve of the war...

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Hungary to block new EU sanctions against Russia
Hungary Threatens to Block New EU Sanctions on Russia Over Pipeline Dispute
Hungary to block new EU sanctions on Russia over Ukraine pipeline dispute
"At tomorrow's Foreign Affairs Council, the EU aims to adopt the 20th sanctions package. Hungary will block it," Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on the X platform.

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EU fails to send Russia 'powerful signal' as Hungary blocks 20th sanctions package
Hungary Must Not 'Betray Its Own Struggle for Freedom' by Blocking Russia Sanctions, Says German Minister

EU fails to pass new sanctions targeting Russia after Hungary objects

Hungary has blocked the European Union’s latest sanctions plan against Russia, and said it will hold up a big new loan for Ukraine.

European Support for Ukraine Stumbles on Eve of Invasion’s 4th Anniversary

Hungary said that it would block both the latest sanctions package on Russia and a financial aid package to Kyiv worth about $106 billion.

EU legal adviser says billions in funding for Hungary were wrongly released

An EU court adviser says the EU Commission wrongly released billions of euros to Hungary, and that the bloc’s top court should annul that move

Ukraine claims blackmail by Hungary and Slovakia over energy

Shipments of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia have been cut off since January 27, when Kyiv says a Russian drone strike hit pipeline equipment in Western Ukraine.