Four years of Ukraine war: EU leaders battle with Hungary on support

Viktor Orbán’s government blocks fresh economic measures against Russia on eve of war’s fourth anniversary
Four years of Ukraine war: EU leaders battle with Hungary on support

The row threatens to overshadow a carefully choreographed display of solidarity between Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and his key European partners. Picture: Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP

European leaders have accused Hungary of sabotaging support for Ukraineon the eve of the fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, after a defiant Budapest blocked fresh economic measures against Moscow.

Germany, France and other EU states failed to persuade Viktor Orbán’s government on Monday to approve the latest EU sanctions package and a loan meant to help Kyiv meet its military and financial needs. Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, described Hungary’s actions as “political sabotage”.

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