The German and Belgian foreign ministers criticised Hungary on Wednesday for blocking a major European Union loan to Ukraine as well as the latest round of EU sanctions against Russia. "All I can say is that I remain appalled by Hungary's behaviour," Germany's Johann Wadephul said in Berlin, adding that Hungary's decision to veto the sanctions "betrays
Facing tough odds in an upcoming election, Hungary's pro-Russian prime minister is trying to convince voters that the greatest threat to the country is not economic stagnation - the focus of his top opponent - but neighboring Ukraine. Viktor Orbán is running an aggressive media campaign replete with disinformation whose central message is that Hungarians
The European Union failed to pass new sanctions on Russia at a meeting on Monday after surprise objections from Hungary, the bloc's top diplomat said. "Unfortunately, we did not reach an agreement on the 20th sanctions package," said Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief. "This is a setback and a message we did not want to send today." European
The EU's top diplomat said she did not expect to get a deal on new Russia sanctions Monday after Hungary vowed to block them unless Ukraine re-opens a key oil pipeline. The 27-nation bloc has been pushing to impose a new round of economic punishment on Moscow for Tuesday's fourth anniversary of the Kremlin's full-scale. "I think there is not going