Brussels, Belgium, March 19, 2026 (AFP) - 'No oil, no money': Orban brings Ukraine standoff to Brussels

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2026-03-19

EU leaders converge on Brussels Thursday hoping to unlock a massive loan for Kyiv, with the much-needed funding ensnared in a standoff between Hungary's Viktor Orban and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky. Moscow's closest partner in the bloc, the nationalist Hungarian leader has long resisted helping Kyiv to repel Russia's invasion, stalling EU aid and repeated rounds of sanctions. This time around, Orban is holding up a 90-billion-euro ($104 billion)......

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