The EU wants to outwit Orban

According to anonymous sources, the new solution is planned to be implemented urgently.

First of all, it concerns the adoption of legislation that provides for the use of emergency powers to overcome the national veto on the extension of sanctions.

This will make it possible to protect the influence of the European Union in peace negotiations to end the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Currently, the European Union is determined to quickly separate the controversial issue of freezing assets from the discussion of providing Ukraine with a 140 billion euro loan.

For the lending scheme to work, assets must be frozen indefinitely, not for six-month periods that can only be extended with the unanimous consent of all 27 EU countries.

Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, who is a pro-Russian politician, previously threatened to block any new aid to Ukraine, as well as to veto the extension of sanctions on Russia.

Official Brussels fears that Putin's ally will carry out his threat if Donald Trump's team decides to unilaterally lift American sanctions against Russia.