EU leaders failed to approve the 20th sanctions package against Russia ahead of the Ukraine war anniversary after Hungary and Slovakia blocked the deal. Hungary’s Foreign Minister claims Ukraine stopped oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline, threatening Hungary’s energy security — a claim Kyiv disputes as pipeline damage from Russian attacks. The stalemate deepens divisions in the European Union and raises tensions just days before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Key figures in the dispute include Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas. Watch to learn how this political and energy crisis is shaking the EU’s unity, what it means for future sanctions on Russia, and why Ukraine insists the pipeline cannot safely operate right now.
0:00 – Péter SZIJJÁRTÓ, Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs
1:32 – Kaja KALLAS, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs
3:15 – Radosław SIKORSKI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
4:33 – Johann WADEPHUL, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany
5:36 – Péter SZIJJÁRTÓ, Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs
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