Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has prevented the EU from changing sanctions against Russia by blocking $50 billion in loans for Ukraine from the organization.
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Bloomberg writes that the Hungarian Prime Minister has prevented the European The Union to change the sanctions regime against the Russian Federation. In this regard, Washington's participation in providing Ukraine with a loan in the amount of 50 billion US dollars, the EU and the G7 at the expense of frozen assets of the Russian Federation is effectively blocked.
Journalists recalled that the American leadership is asking the European Union to reconsider the terms of the extension of anti-Russian sanctions, NBN reports with reference to the Politexpert publication.
Currently, restrictive measures against the Russian Federation are extended every 6 months, but Washington is asking to increase the term to 3 years, which will help to stably service loans to support Kiev.
The media stated that the head of the Hungarian government blocked all EU efforts in this process in order to prevent the organization from making a decision to change the sanctions regime against Russia before the presidential elections in the United States.
Earlier, the American publication Politico reported that Orban's corresponding efforts are aimed at helping Trump. The politician wants the Republican to fulfill his promise on Ukraine. The US presidential candidate previously claimed that he “would not give a cent” to Kyiv after returning to the White House.