Hungary to block loan for Ukraine, sanctions until Druzhba restarts, minister says

Hungary will continue blocking ​a 90-billion-euro ($103 billion) loan ‌for Ukraine and new sanctions on ​Russia as long ​as oil flows via ⁠the Druzhba pipeline ​remain suspended, Hungary's ​Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday in Brussels, Reuters reports.

Russian ​oil flows ​through the Druzhba pipeline to ‌Hungary ⁠and Slovakia have been suspended since late January. Kyiv ​says a ​Russian ⁠strike hit Druzhba pipeline equipment ​in western ​Ukraine, ⁠while Slovakia and Hungary say Ukraine ⁠is ​to blame ​for the prolonged outage.