Hungary is blocking Russia sanctions package over €16B in EU defense loans, diplomats say

PM Viktor Orbán continues to joust with Brussels over aid to Ukraine.

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Orbán deploys troops to guard energy sites over alleged Ukraine threat – POLITICO

Together with pro-Russian Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who on Monday cut off emergency power supplies to Ukraine,…
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Investigate oil pipeline damage to unblock Ukraine funds, Orbán tells EU

Hungary and Slovakia are pushing for a fact-finding mission to determine whether the Druzhba pipeline can be repaired, correspondence shows.

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Persuasion not pressure will sway Orbán on Ukraine loan, EU hopes

EU leaders want to avoid a legal blowup with the Hungarian prime minister that could feed into his reelection campaign.

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A Technical Question Before the Supreme Court Could Seal Fate of Line 5 Pipeline

Many tribal nations say the pipeline threatens their waters, treaty rights, and ways of life.

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A Technical Question Before the Supreme Court Could Seal Fate of Line 5 Pipeline – The USA Potato

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Russia's Transneft cuts oil intake after Ukrainian strike on Druzhba pipeline hub -- America warned Ukraine in November 2025 that its strike on Russia's Novorossiysk port threatened American economic interests -- US abstains from UN vote on 'lasting peace in Ukraine' on 4th anniversary of war -- Trump’s theater and Europe’s fear could bring 4 more years of war ... and more

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ACER recommends aligning Slovak gas transmission tariffs with EU rules
https://www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-recommends-aligning-slovak-gas-transmission-tariffs-eu-rules
The report assesses the compliance of the proposed reference price methodology (RPM) with the requirements of the EU Network Code on Harmonised Transmission Tariff Structures (NC TAR).

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Orbán’s gambit to revive his election hopes: A battle against the EU

The Hungarian leader wants to portray his main rival, Péter Magyar, as a stooge of his traditional bogeymen: Brussels and Kyiv. But Magyar is proving hard to typecast.

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Contributor: Blending hydrogen into gas pipelines would enrich utilities and harm Californians

https://misryoum.com/us/environment/contributor-blending-hydrogen-into-gas-pipelines-would-enrich/

The people of Orange Cove in Fresno County could soon be an unwilling part of an experiment in dangerous, expensive utility boondoggles. And if California’s gas companies get their way, families statewide will be forced to pay higher energy...

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Contributor: Blending hydrogen into gas pipelines would enrich utilities and harm Californians

The people of Orange Cove in Fresno County could soon be an unwilling part of an experiment in dangerous, expensive utility boondoggles. And if

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