
Hungary Blocks €90 Billion Ukraine Loan Over Oil Dispute
Budapest says it will maintain its veto until Russian crude resumes flowing through the Druzhba pipeline, accusing Kyiv of political blackmail.

Budapest says it will maintain its veto until Russian crude resumes flowing through the Druzhba pipeline, accusing Kyiv of political blackmail.

The European Commission is accused of acting as “the Commission of Ukraine” in the dispute between Budapest, Bratislava and Kyiv.

Balázs Orbán warns that turning migrants into soldiers is a reckless gamble with the continent’s security.

The Hungarian PM said Ukraine stopping the flow of oil through the Druzhba pipeline is a “calculated act of coercion.”

Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stopped oil transit for political reasons.

The Europhile politician is said to be “overdosing on the ‘white powder’ of a warped imagination.”

As the U.S. courts Central Europe, the battle over who defines ‘the West’ moves to the center of transatlantic politics.

U.S. President Donald Trump recently lauded Hungary’s right-wing government, calling its results “phenomenal.”

The U.S. Secretary of State is holding talks with Washington’s allies during his Central European tour, with a particular focus on energy and geopolitical cooperation.

The Hungarian PM emphasised the protection of national sovereignty, the expansion of family support, and the continuation of economic goals—while sharply criticising his domestic political opponents and Brussels.