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EU Approves €90bn Loan For Ukraine After Pipeline Restart. The European Union approved a €90bn loan for Ukraine after months of deadlock. The breakthrough came as Ukraine resumed pumping Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia. EU ambassadors also backed a new sanctions package against Russia. Hungary had blocked the loan, with Viktor Orbán demanding oil flows restart first. Ukraine confirmed pipeline repairs after damage caused by Russian attacks. Orbán’s election defeat cleared the path, with incoming leader Péter Magyar promising improved EU ties. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the loan showed Russia could not outlast Ukraine. Kyiv said the funding was “a matter of life and death,” with most set to boost defence efforts.
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