Hungary Blocks €90 Billion EU Loan to Ukraine Over Russian Oil Dispute

• Hungary will veto a €90 billion EU loan package for Ukraine unless Russian crude deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline resume, stated Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó.
• Oil shipments to Hungary and Slovakia halted on January 27 after a Russian drone strike reportedly damaged the Druzhba pipeline in Ukraine.
• Hungary and Slovakia, exempt from the EU’s Russian oil ban, accuse Ukraine of intentionally delaying supply resumption and have suspended diesel exports to Ukraine.
• Szijjártó accused Ukraine of "blackmailing" Hungary and vowed Budapest would block the interest-free loan approved by the EU in December.
• Slovakia's PM Robert Fico also threatened to stop emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine if Druzhba oil flow isn't restored by Monday.