Péter Szijjártó Vetoes EU Sanctions as Robert Fico Threatens Zelensky

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó vetoed a twentieth EU sanctions package while threatening to block a €90 billion loan for Ukraine.Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico simultaneously warned that his government would halt emergency electricity exports by Monday if oil flows are not restored.The Druzhba pipeline has remained offline since January 27 following what Ukrainian officials describe as successful Russian military strikes on the energy infrastructure.Hungary and Slovakia have accused Volodymyr Zelensky of using the situation for political blackmail while the Ukrainian government rejects these ultimatums as unacceptable.