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Hungary says it will block a proposed €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine unless Russian oil shipments resume through the Druzhba pipeline.⁣ ⁣ Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned Budapest “will not stand idly by” after oil transit through Ukraine was halted. Hungary has begun tapping strategic reserves to address potential shortages.⁣ ⁣ Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accused Kyiv of violating the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and called the move “blackmail.” Hungary says it will refuse diesel exports to Ukraine, oppose new military financing, and reject the EU’s upcoming sanctions package.⁣ ⁣ Oil shipments to Hungary and Slovakia have been suspended since January 27. Kyiv says a Russian drone strike damaged pipeline infrastructure in western Ukraine. Budapest and Bratislava blame Ukraine for the prolonged disruption.⁣ ⁣ Slovakia has also threatened to halt emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine if oil transit is not restored.⁣ ⁣ Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry rejected what it described ...

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