Posted on 03/27/2026 4:26:57 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
A bipartisan pair of US senators is set to unveil the “Block Putin” act this week targeting Hungarian officials with sanctions over Budapest’s veto of a key EU aid package for Kyiv and its continued purchases of Russian energy.
In March, Budapest vetoed a previously agreed €90 billion ($104 billion) vital aid package for Kyiv, citing a long-running dispute with Ukraine over Russian oil transit.
If passed, the US bill would impose financial sanctions and visa bans on Hungarian officials involved in Russian oil purchases, though it does not name pro-Kremlin Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, leaving it to the Trump administration to decide whom to target.
Both have spoken against Europe’s continuous reliance on Russian energy despite Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the FT. Tillis said the bill aims to pressure Budapest to stop buying Russian oil and obstructing Europe’s support for Kyiv.
“The United States and our allies must remain united in supporting Ukraine and in cutting off the revenue streams that fuel Putin’s war,” Tillis said.
“This bill holds senior Hungarian officials accountable while giving Hungary a clear path to get back in line with its allies by ending its reliance on Russian energy and stopping its obstruction of support for Ukraine.”
(Excerpt) Read more at kyivpost.com ...
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Tillis is such a scumbag. Where do otherwise solid red states get these trashbags?
Hungary should be commended for its actions!
I stand with Orban over Sniffy any day.
Great job Sen. Tillis, sanctioning the only European head of state who actually cares about his nation’s sovereignty and does something to keep out Muslim immigrants. But after all, Ukraine is so much more important... /sarc>
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'Nuff said.
- Hungary needs to be sanctioned...because not only are they purchasing energy from Russia, but they opposed passing an EU aid package for Ukraine, "citing a long-running dispute with Ukraine over Russian oil transit."
- Meanwhile, because of our ongoing conflict with Iran, President Trump temporarily eased the actual sanctions on Russian oil for a 30-day period (no telling if that period gets extended, wink wink).
- Also, despite the fact we're ostensibly in the midst of fighting Iran, we've likewise lifted sanctions on millions of barrels worth of Iranian oil that's currently at sea.
In what universe are the above actions, as a collective, coherent in any sense of the word?
ROTF! A shrill Democrat and.....Thom Tillis.....who we here in North Carolina hated so much he decided to “retire” because he knew he’d get crushed in the next Republican primary. Hungary should just laugh this off for the joke that it is. Hungary would be fine with allowing the aid to Ukraine to go through if the EUSSR would refund the daily $1 million fine it pays for not handing over their country to Muslim and African Rapefugees. The EU refuses so Hungary refuses.
US sanctions on an EU member, even more entertaining, on a NATO country....! Hillarious.....the EU and NATO coming apart, as forecasted.
Rubio spoke highly of Victor Orban at that tarmac presser.
From the article itself:
“US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (C) addresses a press conference flanked by US Senators Chris Murphy (L) and Thom Tillis (R) at the US Embassy in Budapest, Hungary on February 18, 2024 after a bipartisan, NATO-Focused US congressional delegation visit to Hungary on a mission focused on strategic issues confronting NATO and Hungary.”
(Letters are their positions in the photo. Actually, they are (Communist), (More-Communist), and (Opportunist Anti-Trump Publicity Seeker)
Nonstop liberal diarrhea from you
It says senators, but only one is named.
Tillis can eat s#^&!
Republicans should never even consider anything that sorry pos has to say.
“Tillis is such a scumbag.”
He’s probably made millions in bribe money.
A clear WTF moment!
Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Thom Tillis
Two of the biggest scumbags in DC. Tillis is gone in 8 months but it’s not soon enough.
From local voters who don’t pay attention during primary season and don’t bother to vote, and those who still haven’t figured out the LSM is the demo-commie propaganda arm, so they believe what they’re ‘told’.
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