Hungary and Slovakia are opposing the renewal of EU sanctions against over 2,700 individuals linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with a deadline approaching on March 15. Their objections stem from denied requests to remove certain individuals from the sanctions list, particularly businessmen Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov. The situation is complicated by the damaged Druzhba pipeline, with accusations exchanged between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding the pipeline's operational status. The European Commission is mediating the situation, but the chances of a resolution before the upcoming elections are diminishing. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)