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- Hungary’s caretaker prime minister Viktor Orbán lifted his veto on the €90bn loan after his election defeat.
- EU ambassadors approved the €90bn loan and a new sanctions package against Russia.
- The loan will give €28bn yearly for defence and €17bn for Ukraine’s budget, with repayment tied to future Russian reparations.
- Ukraine resumed oil shipments via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia after repairs were finished, meeting Orbán’s loan condition.
