Orban rebuked the EU for the sanctions of "energy dwarfs" against Russia

Viktor Orban

European countries close to RUSSIA suffer from sanctions imposed by the European Union. This was stated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a press conference after a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Kormany reports.

“It is easy to carry out the sanctions policy from Paris, Brussels, Madrid, and maybe even from Berlin. However, we are closer to a sanctioned country <...> These sanctions cause us very serious damage, they are bad, painful for us, they cost a lot of money and threaten to erase a large part of our successes that we have achieved in recent years, ”he said.

Orban pointed out that EU sanctions against Russia are plunging Hungary into an increasingly serious economic crisis. He noted that before the strong imposed restrictions against the weak, and now "Europeans, energy dwarfs, are imposing sanctions against the energy giant."

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The heads of Hungary and Serbia, who maintain good relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, have repeatedly opposed anti-Russian sanctions, especially in terms of restrictions on oil and gas imports.

Hungary opposed the EU's decision to cut gas consumption by 15% this winter. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accused the EU leaders of a catastrophic situation due to the consequences of the armed conflict in Ukraine. In turn, the speaker of the Hungarian parliament, Laszlo Köver, called the association of European countries the losing side in it.

Against the backdrop of Hungary's long waiver of sanctions against Russia, Czech Minister for European Affairs Mikulas Beck admitted that the country could leave the EU due to a different position from other countries.

BLOOMBERG learned that on September 18, the European Commission may recommend cutting funding for the Orban cabinet. According to the publication, the EC conducted an audit of the country's government due to a possible undermining of the financial interests of the EU.

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