Hungary Blocks EU Loan to Ukraine Amid Pipeline Disputes
Orbán vetoed the loan in mid-February due to pipeline disruptions.
Orbán cited damage to the Druzhba pipeline, which Kyiv agreed to inspect after January damage.
EU agreed to the loan in December but excluded Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.
Orbán's veto overturned the exclusion, causing a deadlock.
Deadlock risks Kyiv's funding within weeks.
Veto is campaign fuel for Hungary's April elections.
Draft conclusions call for the 20th sanctions package, blocked by Hungary and Slovakia.
Oil prices are over $100 per barrel.
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