Hungary and Slovakia dropped their veto on Wednesday, April 22, regarding the 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, allowing the European Union to proceed with these measures. European sources told Lusa that during the meeting of EU ambassadors this morning, the Hungarian and Slovak representatives indicated they would stop blocking the final steps for the adoption of the loan and the new package of restrictive measures, as oil supply through the Druzhba pipeline is being or will be restored in the coming hours. Cyprus, which holds the rotating presidency of the EU Council this semester, will now initiate a written procedure to formalize this approval. An official source from the Cypriot presidency confirmed that both the loan and the sanctions package were included on the ambassadors' agenda and approved. The same source expects the written procedure for final adoption by the Council to be concluded by Thursday afternoon. Macron stated that the EU's 90 billion euro loan to Kyiv will be fulfilled.