Politics

Hungary to veto EU’s Russia sanctions, block aid to Kyiv over energy ‘blackmail’

Eric Kliszcz
 22.02.2026, 15:31
Hungary’s Orbán has maintained cordial relations with Moscow despite its war in Ukraine. (Pier Marco Tacca/Contributor via Getty Images)
Hungary’s Orbán has maintained cordial relations with Moscow despite its war in Ukraine. (Pier Marco Tacca/Contributor via Getty Images)

The dispute is the latest diplomatic spat between Budapest and Kyiv.