{"id":24992,"date":"2026-02-25T09:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=24992"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:11:11","slug":"eu-continues-to-seek-ways-around-hungarys-block-on-russia-sanctions-and-e90bn-loan-to-ukraine-europe-live-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=24992","title":{"rendered":"EU continues to seek ways around Hungary\u2019s block on Russia sanctions and \u20ac90bn loan to Ukraine \u2013 Europe live | Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;699ebb538f08eeb4ea8a1197&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;We are getting a line from &lt;strong&gt;Ukrainian president &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Volodymyr Zelenskyy&lt;\/a&gt;, telling reporters that Ukraine\u2019s negotiators are expected to meet with US representatives on Thursday,&lt;\/strong&gt; as they continue to look for ways to end the Russian aggression on the country, a day after the fourth anniversary, Reuters reported.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;688ae849-89da-4a59-950c-1eb8018ece8e&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1772010323000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;09.05\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1772010375000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;09.06\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1772010376000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;09.06\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;09.06&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ukrainian negotiators to meet with US representatives on Thursday, Zelenskyy says&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Wed 25 Feb 2026 09.06 GMT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Wed 25 Feb 2026 08.51 GMT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;699eae978f084f94bcf3981c&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/eu\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;European Union&lt;\/a&gt; continues to look for ways to get around Hungary\u2019s block on the latest round of sanctions against Russia and on the release of the \u20ac90bn loan to Ukraine.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;d7c8761d-b7b2-4f61-8e1e-9d65b9794b50&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The European Commission president, &lt;strong&gt;Ursula von der Leyen,&lt;\/strong&gt; said yesterday in Kyiv:&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5e66c6f8-ea3d-4ae3-9454-86572185eeff&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201cThe loan was agreed by 27 heads of state and government in the European Council, they have given their word. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a>, telling reporters that Ukraine\u2019s negotiators are expected to meet with US representatives on Thursday,<\/strong> as they continue to look for ways to end the Russian aggression on the country, a day after the fourth anniversary, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/feb\/25\/ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-putin-orban-eu-hungary-sanctions-germany-china-merz-jinping-continues-europe-latest-news&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-699ebb538f08eeb4ea8a1197&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-699ebb538f08eeb4ea8a1197&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;EU continues to seek ways around Hungary\u2019s block on Russia sanctions and 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src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22\/Jakub_Krupa.png?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=4a039a2b765744058f3c2c677268513e\" alt=\"Jakub Krupa\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-sa35sa\">Jakub Krupa<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/eu\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">European Union<\/a> continues to look for ways to get around Hungary\u2019s block on the latest round of sanctions against Russia and on the release of the \u20ac90bn loan to Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The European Commission president, <strong>Ursula von der Leyen,<\/strong> said yesterday in Kyiv:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-w9py1s\">\n<p><em>\u201cThe loan was agreed by 27 heads of state and government in the European Council, they have given their word. This word cannot be broken, so <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">we will deliver on the loan one way or the other.<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Well, they better get creative as there is no sign that Hungary\u2019s <strong>Viktor Orb\u00e1n<\/strong> is willing to drop his veto, six weeks before the key election which could see him ousted after 16 years in power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Responding to a letter from the European Council president, <strong>Ant\u00f3nio Costa, <\/strong>who urged the Hungarian PM to stick by what was agreed in December, <strong>Orb\u00e1n effectively <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PM_ViktorOrban\/status\/2026225926778843304\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">told him<\/a> \u201cno\u201d as he ramped up the pressure on Ukraine to restart oil transit via<\/strong> <strong>the Druzhba pipeline <\/strong>(Kyiv says the disruption was caused by a Russian drone strike, and has nothing to do with them.)<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-w9py1s\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe take a decision financially favourable to Ukraine that I personally disapprove, then Ukraine creates an energy emergency situation in Hungary, and you ask me to pretend that nothing happened.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Separately, <strong>the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is in Beijing today<\/strong> for talks on trade and security.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"1345a9a4-46bf-4583-9bc7-85aa51f23191\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Friedrich Merz is welcomed with military honors at the Great Hall of the People by Li Qiang, Premier of China, in Beijing, China.<\/span> Photograph: Michael Kappeler\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Joining the growing list of western leaders to visit China in recent months, he intends to use the trip to urge president <strong>Xi Jinping<\/strong> and prime minister <strong>Li Qiang,<\/strong> whom he met last night, to put further pressure on China\u2019s ally Russia to end the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a>, among other things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Lots of things for us to cover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Oh, and if you need something to brighten your mood: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-OHlY2GxwDY\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">it\u2019s Sanremo week<\/a>, everyone! <\/strong>I will come back to this later.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"3b71f08c-dc86-4cc1-8e69-aa491082c2ff\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Daily life at 76th edition of the Sanremo Italian Song Festival at the Ariston Theatre in Sanremo Italy.<\/span> Photograph: Marco Alpozzi\/LaPresse\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s <strong>Wednesday, 25 February 2026,<\/strong> it\u2019s <strong>Jakub Krupa<\/strong> here, and this is <strong>Europe Live.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Good morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/feb\/25\/ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-putin-orban-eu-hungary-sanctions-germany-china-merz-jinping-continues-europe-latest-news&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-699eae978f084f94bcf3981c&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-699eae978f084f94bcf3981c&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;EU continues to seek ways around Hungary\u2019s block on Russia sanctions and \u20ac90bn loan to Ukraine \u2013 Europe live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=EU continues to seek ways around Hungary\u2019s block on Russia sanctions and \u20ac90bn loan to Ukraine \u2013 Europe live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/feb\/25\/ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-putin-orban-eu-hungary-sanctions-germany-china-merz-jinping-continues-europe-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-699eae978f084f94bcf3981c#block-699eae978f084f94bcf3981c\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a0<time datetime=\"2026-02-25T08:55:22.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-gb\" title=\"Wednesday, 25 February 2026 at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time\">08.55 GMT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>#continues #seek #ways #Hungarys #block #Russia #sanctions #90bn #loan #Ukraine #Europe #live #Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key events Show key events onl&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24992"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}