Hungary maintains veto on Russia sanctions and Ukraine aid amid oil pipeline dispute
Hungary is blocking a major loan for Kyiv and new sanctions on Moscow as tensions rise over the Druzhba pipeline. Ukraine also reported a rare front advance.
Hungary 
HU maintained its veto on new European Union sanctions against Russia 
RU and a proposed 90-billion-euro loan package for Ukraine 
UA today, February 23, 2026. This decision by the Hungarian government has effectively blocked major EU decisions on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Concurrently, the Ukrainian government reported a strike on a Russian pumping station serving the Druzhba pipeline, an event that further complicates the regional security landscape.
HU maintained its veto on new European Union sanctions against Russia RU and a proposed 90-billion-euro loan package for Ukraine UA today, February 23, 2026. This decision by the Hungarian government has effectively blocked major EU decisions on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Concurrently, the Ukrainian government reported a strike on a Russian pumping station serving the Druzhba pipeline, an event that further complicates the regional security landscape.
