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Hungary's veto stalls EU bid to raise pressure on Moscow over Ukraine war

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holds an international press conference in Budapest, Hungary, 5 January 2026. © Bernadett Szabo / Reuters

Plans to intensify sanctions on Russia have stalled after Hungary blocked new measures, undercutting a planned show of EU unity.

The European Union has stumbled at a crucial moment in its effort to tighten pressure on Russia, after Hungary unexpectedly blocked a new round of sanctions just as leaders sought to project unity ahead of the war’s fourth anniversary.

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