Baerbock vs. Szijjártó: Ended with conflict

As reported by Sputnik, the reason for the disagreements is OTP Bank and the blocking of aid to Ukraine.
According to the words of four diplomats, during the meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, Germany and Hungary quarreled over the role of the Hungarian bank in the Ukrainian conflict, writes "Politico" analyst Jacopo Barigazzi.
"Baerbock reprimanded Szijjrt for refusing to approve additional EU military aid to Kyiv. She also cited some 'vague statements' about Hungary's OTP bank, accusing it of violating international law," the analyst pointed out.
Barigazzi emphasized that Budapest rejected the accusations and called the statements untrue.
Szijjrt previously announced that Budapest intends to speak out against the allocation of 500 million euros from the European Peace Fund for arming Ukraine as long as OTP Bank is on the list of "war mongers".
Earlier, the Ukrainian National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption announced that the Hungarian bank was included in that list due to, allegedly, preferential lending to Russian soldiers.

#German and #Hungarian foreign ministers Annalena #Baerbock and Pter #Szijjrt quarreled during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, sources told Politico.
The conflict concerns OTP Bank Group - Ukraine has included the bank in the list of "sponsors of the war." pic.twitter.com/llXsS2RpG2

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