France, March 19 -- Ukraine - and the EU's stalled €90 billion loan - is set to dominate discussions on Thursday.

The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas warned it was "really, really time" to show support for Ukraine by unlocking the funding - which Hungary's prime minister signed up to in December along with the rest of the bloc.

The package is intended to help Kyiv plug a widening budget gap as it continues to fend off Russia's invasion. But Orban has since reversed course, linking his support to the restoration of oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline, which leads from Russia through Eastern Europe and was damaged earlier this year.

"The Hungarian position is very simple. We are ready to support Ukraine when we get our o...