Hungary and Slovakia veto EU sanctions on Georgian officials as protests continue

The sanctions proposed by Kaja Kallas targeted state officials of Georgia involved in the repression of pro-European demonstrations.

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00:00Hungary and Slovakia vetoed a proposal to impose EU sanctions on Georgian officials

00:07involved in the repression of pro-European demonstrations.

00:12The sanctions were put forward by High Representative Kaya Kalas during a meeting of foreign affair

00:17ministers in Brussels.

00:20Kalas told reporters that Georgia is currently not going in the right direction where candidate

00:25countries should be.

00:28Thousands of Georgians have been protesting in response to the Georgian government's decision

00:33to halt EU accession talks.

00:36But the suppression of the pro-EU demonstrations led to chaotic clashes in the streets and

00:41resulted in multiple arrests and numerous reports of injuries.

00:46Hungary, who is a close ally to the Georgian ruling party, had announced before the gathering

00:51that they would block any restrictive measures.

00:55Hungary's Prime Minister Robert Fajko often aligns with Hungary's Viktor Orban on foreign

00:59policy and was also expected to say no.