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EU Leaders Condemn Orbán for Blocking €90B Ukraine Loan

3/24/2026

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European Union leaders condemned Viktor Orbán, Hungary's prime minister, for blocking a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, calling it gross disloyalty.
Orbán's veto follows a dispute over the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary.
Orbán claims Ukraine's failure to repair the pipeline justifies his stance.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron urged the loan's release, saying it must be implemented without delay.

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European Union leaders condemned Viktor Orbán, Hungary's prime minister, for blocking a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, calling it gross disloyalty.
Orbán's veto follows a dispute over the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary.
Orbán claims Ukraine's failure to repair the pipeline justifies his stance.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron urged the loan's release, saying it must be implemented without delay.