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Fact-check: Tagesspiegel reports Zelenskyy's statement implying a threat by giving the blocker's address to Ukrainian fighters, amid Hungary blocking an EU loan over Druzhba pipeline damage; Hungarian officials, including Orban's spokesman on X, confirm and condemn it as a threat. Multiple recent outlets (Pravda, Interfax, Washington Post, Guardian) corroborate the dispute and remarks consistently. No contradictions found in real-time reporting.

Zelenskyy Threatens Orban Over Blocked EU Loan and Pipeline Damage

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has escalated tensions with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban by threatening deployment of Ukrainian soldiers over a disputed EU loan and a damaged oil pipeline, Tagesspiegel reports. The confrontation signals deepening rifts within Europe as Ukraine pushes forward with its EU accession process amid ongoing military and diplomatic pressures.

Zelenskyy Threatens Orban Over Blocked EU Loan and Pipeline Damage

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