Hungary steps up threat to block EU weapons aid for Ukraine

Hungary has stepped up threats to block further EU funds for weapons to aid Ukraine, marring a show of unity from western nations at the G7 summit. The Hungarian foreign minister, Péter Szijjà¡rtà³, has said his government will block a further €500m from the European peace facility, a fund used to reimburse EU member states that supply military aid to Ukraine, unless Kyiv removes Hungary's OTP Bank from its list of war sponsors. Speaking on Thursday, Szijjà¡rtà³ also said the EU's latest Russia sanctions plan was "fully contrary to common sense" and that the previous 10 had failed, according to…