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EU Unlocks €90B Ukraine Loan as Druzhba Oil Resumes

4/23/2026

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  • Resuming Russian oil shipments via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia unlocked the EU’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine.
  • Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blocked the loan over the pipeline halt.
  • His April 12 election loss removed the block.
  • Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Saková said oil began flowing at 2 a.m. Thursday, prompting Prime Minister Robert Fico to call it good news.