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Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
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Hungary has blocked the European Union’s latest sanctions plan against Russia, and said it will hold up a big new loan for Ukraine. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said ministers did not agree on a 20th sanctions package Monday. The EU needs unanimous approval for sanctions, so one member can stop the deal. Diplomats had scrambled to finalize the sanctions along with a massive new loan for Kyiv ahead of Tuesday's fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. Hungary said it would stand firm until Russian oil deliveries to Hungary resume. It had previously agreed to the loan to Ukraine.
