Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban watches from outside the main table as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to EU leaders via video link during a round table meeting at the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. “I held my ground and we are exactly where we were this morning: If there is oil, there will be money,” Orban said afterward. This time, though, EU leaders made clear he had crossed a line. We had a deal,” Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told reporters in Brussels. “We all know it’s linked to the elections — we are going to have to be creative,” summed up a second EU diplomat.

Source: Taipei Times March 20, 2026 16:24 UTC