Hungary steps up threat to block EU weapons aid for Ukraine

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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 Szijjártó, 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, Szijjártó also said the EU’s latest Russia sanctions plan was “fully contrary to common sense” and that the previous 10 had failed, according to...