Hungary blocks Europe's aid for Ukraine
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Hungary has accused Ukraine of disrupting oil supplies it gets from Russia and has stationed troops at critical energy facilities across the country.
Orbán is widely seen as the Kremlin's strongest ally in the E.U. and has deepened cooperation with Russia in defiance of the rest of the bloc.
Ukraine says a critical pipeline was closed after Russian strikes.
Hungary has blocked the European Union's latest sanctions plan against Russia, and said it will hold up new aid for Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after claiming Ukraine was attempting to disrupt Hungary’s energy system.
Hungary said that it would block both the latest sanctions package on Russia and a financial aid package to Kyiv worth about $106 billion.
Four years to the day since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, the EU hoped to bring some comfort in the form of fresh sanctions against Moscow and a €90 billion loan to Kyiv. Hungary has stopped that happening.