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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking during an interview in the presidential palace in Kyiv.

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Zelenskyy presses Trump for tougher line on Putin as EU funding stalls

Zelenskyy tells Trump to pressure Putin, urges the EU to bypass Hungary on a €90bn loan, and links Gulf counter-Shahed support to Patriot PAC-3 access—raising new risks for Europe’s interceptor supply.

European Council President António Costa and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, with EU flags in the background.

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Costa pressures Orbán to lift veto on €90B Ukraine loan amid Druzhba dispute

António Costa warned Viktor Orbán to lift Hungary’s blockade on a €90B Ukraine loan, rejecting linkage to Druzhba oil flows after drone damage to the pipeline.