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new package of sanctions against Moscow after Ukraine resumed pumping Russian oil to [Hungary](https://www.theguardian.com/world/hungary) and Slovakia, prompting Budapest to lift its veto. Cyprus, which holds the bloc’s rotating presidency, said member
new PM Peter Magyar](/news/2026/5/9/peter-magyar-sworn-in-as-hungarys-pm-ending-orbans-16-years-in-power) on Saturday saw the veto quickly lifted. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomed the turnaround, saying that the EU was “sanctioning the main Israeli organisations guilty of supporting
new reasons of how to block Ukraine’s EU integration. They have no moral rights to claim that someone else is blackmailing them after they have been blackmailing Ukraine for over 10 years,” she said
right Tisza party – has promised to end Russian oil imports by 2035. But how realistic a goal is that? And can he achieve it?  Peter Magyar celebrates after Prime Minister Viktor
veto](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/11/eu-announces-sanctions-against-violent-israel-settlers) over sanctions against violent Israeli settlers – a sign it no longer sought to be outside the EU mainstream. Before taking the oath of office, justice minister Márta Görög pledged to revise