Hungary is further delaying EU sanctions on Russia, now saying Europe must not blacklist Russian Orthodox Church head, patriarch Kirill.
The Hungarian ambassador issued the Kirill veto at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday (1 June).
It came as a surprise after Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán shook hands with EU leaders on a Russia sanctions deal at a summit on Monday without mentioning the patriarch, EU diplomats said.
Orbán had earlier held up the new EU sanctions...
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