Hungary to block 90 billion euro EU loan to Ukraine in Russian oil dispute
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says Hungary ‘will not give in to this blackmail’ after oil flows from Ukraine halted.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says Hungary ‘will not give in to this blackmail’ after oil flows from Ukraine halted.





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