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It’s decided! EU sanctions blocked as Hungary and Slovakia refuse to back the 20th Russia sanctions package – UPDATE
The European Union failed to reach an agreement on its latest sanctions package against Russia during Monday’s foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, calling the outcome a “setback” but vowing that work would continue.
The 20th Russia sanctions package has been vetoed
“Unfortunately, we did not reach an agreement on the 20th sanctions package. This is a setback and message we didn’t want to send today, but the work continues,” Kallas said, adding that outreach is ongoing with Hungarian and Slovakian authorities to advance the package.
Kallas said the decision to step back from the agreement reached by all EU leaders in the European Council is “regrettable” and violates the “sincere cooperation clause” in EU treaties.
She said EU Council President Antonio Costa and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will raise the issue with Viktor Orban, Hungary’s premier, who opposes the package.
The EU had initially planned to use Russian frozen assets to fund sanctions, but Kallas indicated that if the current approach fails, the bloc could return to this plan.
On Ukraine, Kallas emphasized that diplomacy is preferable to war but lamented that after more than a year of talks, there is still no ceasefire in the Ukraine war, which is turning four years old this week.
“It’s not Ukraine that is the obstacle to peace, Russia is. We must flip the script from pressure on Ukraine to surrender territory to what Russia must do to meet the basic conditions for just and loss of peace,” she said, warning that Moscow’s “maximalist demands cannot be met with minimal responses.”
Kallas announced that the bloc had decided to limit the maximum size of the Russian mission in the EU to 40 people, adding that the bloc will work to prevent “hundreds of thousands of former Russian soldiers” from entering the Schengen area to avoid “war criminals and sabotage roaming European streets.”
She also shared a paper with EU member states outlining the concessions the EU should see from Russia, including the withdrawal of Russian troops from occupied territories and honoring existing international agreements.
Middle East, Venezuela
Turning to the Middle East, Kallas criticized Israel’s expansion of powers in the West Bank, saying it breaches international law and undermines the prospects for a future Palestinian state.
“Twenty-six countries want sanctions on the violent settlers (in the West Bank). It has been on the table for quite some time, and one doesn’t want (it) so this is clearly the problem that we have in our decision-making processes,” she said.
On current tensions between the US States and Iran, Kallas warned that the two countries are “inching dangerously towards war.”
“The window of diplomacy is very narrow, and of course, we have many concerns with Iran … but any military intervention risks hard-to-control consequences,” she said.
On Venezuela, Kallas said the EU will soon discuss a new approach, proposing to lift sanctions on acting President Delcy Rodriguez, contingent on reaching consensus.
As we wrote earlier, Germany and Lithuania criticize Hungary; the US and G7 are cautious, the Czech Republic supports it
Also we wrote, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said, Hungary directly harms Poland’s security interests
UPDATE – Minister Szijjártó: Kallas has begun pushing for Hungarian and Slovak soldiers to be sent to Ukraine
Brussels is colluding with Kiev to threaten the energy supply of Hungary and Slovakia, and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is not standing by the two member states in this situation, but is urging the deployment of Hungarian and Slovak soldiers to Ukraine, said Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on Monday in Brussels. At a press conference following the meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council, the minister reported that two “shocking” things had come to light at the meeting: one was that the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, wants Hungary and Slovakia to send soldiers to Ukraine, and the other was that Kiev is indeed colluding with Brussels on blocking oil shipments. He pointed out that this meeting had provided several lessons, making it clear that Europeans are preparing for a long war, that they want to send soldiers and much more money to Ukraine as soon as possible, and that they are talking about the country’s future EU accession as an inevitable and clear-cut matter.
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The very least, that is expected of them.
Orban and Fico continue to work for Russia because they are paid by Russia. As far as Fico is concerned he was scandalously connected to a mafia killing of an investigative journalist and her partner years ago which resulted in him losing office. Somehow a few years of Russian propaganda and pumping of Slovak nationalism got him back into office. These are very corrupt people that represent the WORST of Europe.
The 2018 murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová is a seminal event in Slovak history that directly led to the downfall of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government and continues to see legal developments as of early 2026. Government Resignation: The murders triggered the largest mass protests in Slovakia since the 1989 Velvet Revolution, forcing Robert Fico to resign as Prime Minister in March 2018. Investigative Focus: Before his death, Kuciak was investigating links between the Italian mafia (‘Ndrangheta) and high-level Slovak government officials within Fico’s Smer-SSD party. Recent Political Influence: After returning to power in 2023, Fico’s government dismantled the Special Prosecutor’s Office that handled the murder case, a move critics say threatens the ongoing pursuit of justice. Marian Kočner (Alleged Mastermind): A prominent businessman with ties to the Smer party, Kočner was acquitted twice (in 2020 and 2023) due to “lack of conclusive evidence”. However, the Supreme Court overturned both acquittals, citing “serious flaws” and unlawful evaluation of evidence. Latest Retrial: A third trial for Kočner began in January 2026 before a new panel of judges.
Very interesting and informative comment, Dear Larry.
Thank you for that.
The European Union plans to ban all Russian participants in the war in Ukraine from entering Europe. This was announced by the head of Eurodiplomacy Kaja Kallas at a press conference following a meeting of the EU foreign ministers.
“In the European Commission, we are working to prevent hundreds of thousands of former Russian military personnel who took part in the war in Ukraine from entering the Schengen area,” she said.
Fidesz presumably hopes that none of these “patriots” from the brotherly Russian nation reside in Hungary. Otherwise, they will likely invoke UN human rights clauses to defend these innocent Russians. First, however, they will have to clear away the thick, old cobwebs and meters of dust from this particular drawer, as Fidesz members haven’t touched it for over a decade.
‘“In the European Commission, we are working to prevent hundreds of thousands of former Russian military personnel who took part in the war in Ukraine from entering the Schengen area,” she said.
Coming from someone at the top of the organization that has organized a legal invasion of Europe, with tens of millions of military age non-White males, THAT IS RICH! ! !
It is so RICH that there are no words for it.
First, find out who runs the Russian central bank and don’t claim that woman is the Russian finance minister. I’d be at least a little ashamed of myself if I were you. If you’re already spouting complete nonsense about such simple things, then the other, more complex matters can’t be any better.
Dear Peter,
I stand behind what I have asserted – that Elvira Nabdiullina is playing a key role in these affairs, as the top voice in Russian governmental-private sector relations.
If she has a title slightly different than the words I used, I apologize.
Sometimes things take a little longer in Europe, but that doesn’t mean, as notorious critics claim, that nothing is happening: The EU is authorizing the deportation of refugees to third countries. Furthermore, a list of “safe” countries has been approved.
EU member states have agreed to a change in deportation rules that allows asylum seekers to be transferred more quickly to asylum centers in countries with which they have no connection. The decision was made by the EU Council on Monday, February 23, and will come into force on June 12 as part of a Europe-wide reform of asylum law.
Under the new rules, people can be deported to third countries even if the asylum seekers have no personal ties to the country in question. Previously, a close connection was required – for example, kinship or long-term residence. Now, an agreement between an EU member state and the country in question is sufficient. Such a model has already been tested in the United Kingdom and is known as the “Rwanda model.”
Furthermore, a Europe-wide list of “safe countries of origin,” intended to serve as a guideline for all EU member states, was finalized. It includes the North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt, as well as Kosovo, Colombia, and the South Asian countries of India and Bangladesh.
Deportations of nationals from these countries can be carried out more quickly due to accelerated application procedures.
EU accession candidates are also considered “safe” for their citizens. These include, for example, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, and Turkey.
In mid-February, the European Parliament approved the tightening of EU migration legislation.
The Foreign Minister must be extremely panicked about the upcoming Hungarian elections.
Strack-Zimmermann told Der Spiegel: “With its obstructionist policies, Hungary under Orbán is not only jeopardizing solidarity with Ukraine, but also the security policy capabilities of all of Europe.” The country has been profiting massively from EU funds for years while simultaneously trampling on its shared values. “If, as with Orbán’s Hungary, there is a clear threat to the fundamental values of the EU, then its voting rights in the Council must be revoked,” demanded Strack-Zimmermann.
However, this will hardly be achievable. Things will continue as before. If Hungary does not adhere to agreed-upon rules, its funding will be reduced until Hungary is no longer a net recipient. At that point, at the latest, Hungary will have to consider whether it should remain in the EU. Slovakia, like Italy, will be repeatedly offered financial incentives, and the pseudo-alliance with Hungary would be over.
It would be better if Fidesz were to voluntarily announce its withdrawal from the EU. That would be the logical consequence, since in their eyes the union of states is merely the epitome of the devil and they no longer see any substantive connection to the EU.
US President Trump reiterates his threat to attack Iran. As a precaution, the US is withdrawing numerous diplomats from Lebanon. Trump’s top general warns him, which Trump dismisses as “fake news.”
But of course, only the Europeans are the warmongers, and certainly not the US, Russia, or Russia’s ally Iran. Hungary’s position has become so contradictory that, if Hungary were a person, one would have to assume it suffers from schizophrenia.
20 sanctions packages against Russia and how many against genocidal terrorist Israel? Not even one. Shame on the EU.
The entire EU? That’s not right! Some members, like France, Spain, and Ireland, for example, couldn’t prevail, but they accept the EU rules and resign themselves to their defeat. Only Hungary doesn’t have to abide by the rules. Incidentally, Hungary’s and Germany’s votes prevented any sanctions against Israel. You have to name the individual countries that blocked them. Otherwise, the EU is just another convenient scapegoat, used to avoid telling the truth.
‘The entire EU? That’s not right! Some members, like France, Spain, and Ireland, for example, couldn’t prevail, but they accept the EU rules and resign themselves to their defeat. Only Hungary doesn’t have to abide by the rules…’
Because only Hungary has a real man, A REAL HUNGARIAN MAN, leading it’s country.
The rest of these countries have to suffer with the dupes, cowards, and traitors appointed by the International Bankers and Corporations.
Thank God for Viktor Orban, Robert Fico, Georgia Meloni, and Vladimir Putin!
Orban, Fico, and Meloni will be pleased that you’ve equated them with a mass murderer like Putin, and if we’re talking about a real man, is Meloni, as you write above, also a real man, or what is she? A real woman? But that doesn’t make any sense.
Dear Peter, I read your comments all the time, and, if I understand you right – The Ukraine is a sovereign European Country that, minding it’s own business, was, without any provocation, ruthlessly attacked by a country that is led by a mass-murderer who intends to take over Paris, if your chancellor does not stop him in Warsaw and Budapest first.
I defend your right to think these things and to express them, but, as I cannot find non-politically motivated sources to confirm these things, and to refute my own reliable sources, I will regard you as someone who, having been born and bred in a system that constantly inculcates in it’s populace wild fictions, has no choice but to regard anything otherwise as nonsense.