EU set to sign off €90bn loan for Ukraine and fresh Russia sanctions – Europe live
Move comes after Hungary and Slovakia dropped opposition following reopening of the Druzhba oil pipeline
EU leaders are set to meet in Cyprus this evening to discuss the latest on the Middle East and the next EU budget, starting in 2028.
But it looks like they will have a bit of a detour – and a reason to celebrate, too – as the long-awaited €90bn loan for Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions against Russia are on course to be unblocked after four months of delays caused by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/23/eu-ukraine-loan-russia-sanctions-zelenskyy-cyprus-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...EU unblocks €90bn Ukraine loan
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