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EU Leaders Urge Orban to Lift Ukraine Loan Veto
3/19/2026
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- European leaders pressure Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister, to lift the veto on the €90 billion loan to Ukraine.
- Orban cites a damaged pipeline dispute and says Ukraine is leverage ahead of election.
- Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten called Hungary's veto unacceptable.
- Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo accused Orban of betraying EU unity.
- Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said the loan could be postponed after Hungary's April 12 election.
