EU continues to seek ways around Hungary’s block on Russia sanctions and €90bn loan to Ukraine – Europe live

Viktor Orbán has ramped up pressure on Kyiv to restart oil transit to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline The European Union continues to look for ways to get around Hungary’s block on the latest round of sanctions against Russia and on the release of the €90bn loan to Ukraine. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said yesterday in Kyiv: “The loan was agreed by 27 heads of state and government in the European Council, they have given their word. This word cannot be broken, so...

By Jakub Krupa