Viktor Orbán refuses to agree to €90bn loan for Ukraine as EU leaders accuse him of betrayal

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Hungarian PM is continuing to block the funding, which the EU says is urgently needed for military aid and support for Ukraine

EU leaders have failed to convince Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister, to drop his opposition to a vital €90bn (£78bn) loan for Ukraine. They have accused him of betrayal and acting in bad faith but have not persuaded him to budge.

In an unusual sign of public anger on Thursday, several leaders made plain their irritation with Orbán, who refused to sign off on the loan agreed last year because of a dispute with Kyiv over a damaged oil pipeline.

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