00:01On the eve of the fourth anniversary of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine,
00:06the European Union has become effectively paralyzed by two back-to-back Hungarian vetoes.
00:12A €90 billion emergency loan for Kyiv and a new package of sanctions against Moscow
00:18are being held up by Budapest over an energy dispute involving the transit of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline.
00:25We shouldn't tie together things that are not connected to each other at all,
00:30but let's listen to them explaining what are the reasons why they are blocking
00:36and then see whether there are possibilities to overcome.
00:41The oil pipeline was recently damaged by an attack attributed to Russia,
00:46but Hungary has accused Ukraine of delaying repairs.
00:49Over the weekend, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced the suspension of Hungarian diesel exports to Ukraine.
00:56Kyiv has pushed back against what it calls blackmail and said repair works continue.
01:01A crisis meeting to resolve the dispute is scheduled for Wednesday.
01:05Croatia, whose Adriatic pipeline has emerged as a possible alternative, will also take part.
01:12As a result, you will see a lot of conditions.
01:15The next day is about the
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