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Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjártó said the European Commission was obliged to help Budapest in its talks with Kyiv on interrupted oil supplies (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

Hungary cries for EU help in Ukraine oil dispute

Hungary has vowed to keep blocking EU funds for Ukraine, while calling for Europe's support to break Ukraine's oil sanctions on Russia.

"I made it clear that until this issue is resolved by Ukraine, the payment of €6.5 billion of compensation for weapons from the European Peace Fund should be forgotten about," Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó told Hu...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjártó said the European Commission was obliged to help Budapest in its talks with Kyiv on interrupted oil supplies (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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