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In other news, Morawieczki declares in Washington that ‘old Europe’ has failed and a ‘new Europe’ led by Poland is rising; the Czech government prepares to liberalise cannabis sale and use; and Slovak central bank chief ruled guilty of corruption.
A bipartisan group in U.S. Congress is drafting a package of sanctions that would target leading Hungarian political figures tied to the Viktor Orban government, mostly affiliated with the Fidesz party. Ukrinform.
Hungary has been forced to exit a Russian-controlled development bank the US has declared, 'opens the door for the Kremlin’s malign influence activities in Central Europe and the Western Balkans'.
The United States imposed sanctions on three top officials of the Russian-controlled International Investment Bank in Budapest on Wednesday (12 April) after it said Hungary had ignored US concerns raised over the "opaque Kremlin platform".