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EU Pressures Orban to Release Urgent Ukraine Loan

3/19/2026

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  • EU leaders are pressuring Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister, to lift the blockade on the €90 billion loan to Ukraine.
  • Orban has stalled the loan over a dispute related to the Druzhba pipeline, damaged in a Russian attack.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to repair the pipeline.
  • The EU summit on Thursday could determine the loan's fate.
  • Kyiv needs funds urgently to avoid a budget shortfall.