FT: EU eyes Belgian king as Hungary threatens to block Russia sanctions renewal

ft eu eyes belgian king hungary threatens block russia sanctions renewal president ukraine volodymyr zelenskyy (l) meeting philippe belgium (r) brussels 10 2023 presidentgovua zelenskyy-philippe officials developing contingency plans including

A royal WWII decree is considered a fallback option to retain Russia’s frozen €190 bn in the EU if pro-Russian Budapest vetoes sanctions renewal.

Euromaidan Press