The sanctions proposed by Kaja Kallas targeted state officials of Georgia involved in the repression of pro-European demonstrations.
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00:00Hungary and Slovakia vetoed a proposal to impose EU sanctions on Georgian officials
00:07involved in the repression of pro-European demonstrations.
00:12The sanctions were put forward by High Representative Kaya Kalas during a meeting of foreign affair
00:17ministers in Brussels.
00:20Kalas told reporters that Georgia is currently not going in the right direction where candidate
00:25countries should be.
00:28Thousands of Georgians have been protesting in response to the Georgian government's decision
00:33to halt EU accession talks.
00:36But the suppression of the pro-EU demonstrations led to chaotic clashes in the streets and
00:41resulted in multiple arrests and numerous reports of injuries.
00:46Hungary, who is a close ally to the Georgian ruling party, had announced before the gathering
00:51that they would block any restrictive measures.
00:55Hungary's Prime Minister Robert Fajko often aligns with Hungary's Viktor Orban on foreign
00:59policy and was also expected to say no.