Die EU bietet der Ukraine eine Bezahlung für die Reparatur einer Ölpipeline an, die im Mittelpunkt der Fehde zwischen der Ukraine und Ungarn stand

> BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union officials said Tuesday they have offered to pay Ukraine to repair a damaged pipeline meant to carry crude oil to Hungary, in a bid to persuade the government in Budapest to lift its veto on a massive aid package to the war-wracked country.

> EU officials said in a statement Tuesday that the bloc “has offered Ukraine technical support and funding” to fix the pipeline.

> “The Ukrainians have welcomed and accepted this offer. European experts are available immediately,” European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

And to no surprise of anyone:

> But Orbán said Tuesday that he would continue to block the loan as long as oil shipments to Hungary remain interrupted.

> “If there’s no oil, there’s no money,” Orbán said in a video posted to social media. “If President Zelenskyy wants to get his money from Brussels, he needs to open the Druzhba oil pipeline.”