EU leaders criticize Hungary's Orban for blocking Ukraine aid loan

EU leaders are pressuring Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to lift his veto on a major loan package for Ukraine. At a summit in Brussels, other leaders accused him of playing political games and acting irrationally by blocking the financial aid.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said the EU has legal tools to bypass Hungary's veto but needs the political courage to use them. The Belgian prime minister suggested the European Commission is waiting for a change in Hungary's leadership, while Orbán called for the EU to restore its former "harmony" with Russia.