Hungary has backed down from its veto threat and on Monday allowed the renewal of EU sanctions against Russia for an additional six months, bringing to a close the short-lived political saga that had put Brussels on edge.
The breakthrough was achieved during a meeting of foreign affairs ministers where a statement about "the integrity of the energy infrastructure" was put forward to placate Budapest's concerns, several diplomats told Euronews.
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