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Countries that attended Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Board of Peace met for the first time in Washington on Thursday, bringing together officials from nearly 50 countries. Twenty-seven of the countries have joined the board. The other participating countries — as well as the European Union — came as observers.

President Donald Trump opened the meeting, announcing that nine board members pledged a combined $7 billion toward relief in war-battered Gaza Strip.

Here’s a look at which counties attended the meeting.

Members of the Board of Peace

— Albania

— Argentina

— Armenia

— Azerbaijan

— Bahrain

— Bulgaria

— Cambodia

— Egypt

— El Salvador

— Hungary

— Indonesia

— Israel

— Jordan

— Kazakhstan

— Kosovo

— Kuwait

— Mongolia

— Morocco

— Pakistan

— Paraguay

— Qatar

— Saudi Arabia

— Turkey

— United Arab Emirates

— Uzbekistan

— Vietnam

Observers

— Austria

— Croatia

— Cyprus

— Czech Republic

— European Union

— Finland

— Germany

— Greece

— India

— Italy

— Japan

— Mexico

— Netherlands

— Norway

— Oman

— Poland

— South Korea

— Romania

— Slovakia

— Switzerland

— Thailand

— United Kingdom

Hungary says it will block a key EU loan to Ukraine until Russian oil shipments resume

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will block a planned 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) European Union loan to Ukraine until the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline resumes, Hungary's foreign minister said. Russian oil shipments to Hungary and Slovakia have been interrupted since Jan. 27 after what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone attack damaged the Druzhba pipeline, which carries Russian crude across Ukrainian territory and into Central Europe. Hungary and Slovakia, which have both received a temporary exemption from an EU policy prohibiting imports of Russian oil, have accused Ukraine — without providing evidence — of deliberately holding up supplies. Both countries ceased shipping diesel to Ukraine this week over the interruption in oil flows . In a video posted on social media Friday evening, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accused Ukraine of “blackmailing” Hungary by failing to restart shipments. He said his government would block a massive interest-free loan the EU approved in December to help Kyiv to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years.
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