New Russia sanctions on hold as Hungary blocks EU package ahead of fourth anniversary of Ukraine war – Europe live

European foreign policy chief says ‘there is not going to be progress’ on sanctions package today

Luxembourg’s foreign minister Xavier Bettel said that Hungarians were transactional in their way of working at the EU level, saying “we usually have to find the chequebook or … [some other] agreement with them.”

“It’s a bit like [being on] a market with them: they block, and if they get what they want, they agree.”