Hungary Says Will Block Loan to Ukraine Until Oil Flows Resume

Hungary will block the release of a €90 billion ($106 billion) loan to Ukraine agreed by the European Union until shipments of Russian oil through the country resume, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday.

Tensions between Budapest and Kyiv have flared in recent weeks after a Russian attack struck a section of the Druzhba pipeline, which passes through Ukraine. Budapest accused Kyiv of dragging out repairs for political reasons, a claim Ukraine has denied. It also refrained from calling out Moscow for damaging the pipeline.