Hungary to block EU Russia sanctions next time unless Ukraine gas transit resumes, Orban says
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened on Friday to block the next rollover of EU sanctions against Russia unless Brussels helps achieve a restart of Russian gas transit via Ukraine, which was halted on Jan.

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EU debates return to Russian gas as part of Ukraine peace deal
The remaining pipe bringing Russian gas to the bloc is the TurkStream line through Turkey, which provides Hungary with about 7.5bn cubic metres of gas. Budapest, along with the pro-Russian government in Slovakia, have been lobbying the EU to pressure Ukraine into restarting the gas transit.
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EU leaders may discuss Ukraine and Trump's threats regarding Greenland on 3 February
During the informal European Union summit scheduled to take place on Monday, 3 February, in Brussels, leaders may address statements made by new US president Donald Trump concerning Greenland, along with military support for Ukraine under the current geopolitical circumstances.
EU's Kallas, U.S.'s Rubio discuss Ukraine in first phone call
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Ukraine war, Iran and China on Tuesday in their first phone call since the Trump administration took office on Jan.
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Ukraine ready to work with European operators toward gas transit to EU - Vice PM
Ukraine is ready to consider the possibility of cooperating with European operators on gas transit to the EU, but it is the European Commission that must decide whether the European side needs such transit and whether it is ready to provide it.
EU plans on hurrying up Ukraine admission discussions
The European Union is set to accelerate Ukraine’s EU membership talks, with plans to open two clusters of negotiations by mid-2025, according to EU
Hungary wants Ukraine gas transit to resume as EU sanctions rollover looms
Hungary wants the European Union to persuade Ukraine to resume gas transit from Russia to Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, signalling a tough debate as the EU seeks to extend its sanctions against Russia over the coming week.
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Ukraine offers EU agricultural product supplies in line with schedules, with agreed volumes - agrarian policy minister
"We are requesting the extension [of preferences], but the EU member states need our predictability. Therefore, we proposed an option in which we will export products in line with the schedule and with certain monthly quantities," he said.
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Half of Poles oppose Ukraine’s NATO, EU entry until Volhynia exhumation resolved – poll
Half of Poles believe Ukraine should not join NATO or the European Union until the issue of exhuming victims of the Volhynia massacre is resolved, according to a new IBRiS survey published by Rzeczpospolita.
EU countries call for European Investment Bank to push into defence funding
BRUSSELS, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Nineteen European Union countries, including France and Germany, are calling for the European Investment Bank to boost lending for the defence industry as the 27-nation EU seeks ways to improve its military against a possible future Russian attack.
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EU promises Hungary to seek resumption of Russian gas transit by Ukraine — Orban
Hungary received energy security guarantees from the European Union in exchange for agreeing to extend anti-Russia sanctions for another six months, the Hungarian PM noted
We must force Putin to recognize Zelensky as president — Czech Foreign Minister
Vladimir Putin must be forced to recognize Vladimir Zelensky as the president of Ukraine. This was announced today, January 31, by the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry Jan Lipavsky.