Almost all Hungarians opposed EU anti-Russian sanctions

The vast majority (97%) of the Hungarians who participated in the national consultation opposed EU sanctions against RUSSIA that harm Europeans. Sanctions policy needs to be revised,

Almost all Hungarians (97%) who participated in the national consultation spoke out against EU sanctions against Russia, said the representative of the Hungarian government, Alexandra Sentkiraji. The broadcast was conducted on the FACEBOOK page of the Hungarian Cabinet of Ministers (owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia).

“We have the results of the consultations: 97% of Hungarians reject sanctions that cause serious damage. The message is clear: the policy of sanctions in Brussels must be reconsidered, ”a summary of Sentkiraia’s speech is given in the description of the video.

She pointed out that the sanctions imposed on Russia because of the special operation in Ukraine failed to stop the fighting, but caused "extraordinary economic hardship" for Europe. Most Hungarians during the consultations opposed the sanctions, which lead to an increase in food prices and hinder tourism in Europe.

According to her, the result of the consultations is "a guide for Hungarian public figures", and they will work to make these results heard in Brussels. At the end of the video, a government spokeswoman thanked the nearly 1.4 million people who voiced their opinion. The detailed result will be presented later.

Orban stated,that he took the “side of the Hungarians” in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine Politics

The national consultations in Hungary took place from 14 October to 15 December 2022. Residents of the country answered questions about whether they agree with the sanctions being imposed on the Russian energy sector, as well as restrictions that affect tourism and food prices.

Hungary is one of the few EU countries that opposes anti-Russian sanctions and severing relations with Moscow. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has repeatedly called the sanctions policy against Moscow a failure and called for the lifting of restrictions. He also criticized the allocation of significant support to Ukraine from the European Union, believing that Europe is increasingly involved in the conflict.

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Thus, according to REUTERS, Budapest opposed the inclusion of the nuclear sector in the tenth package of EU sanctions against Russia. The agency indicated that the Russian state corporation Rosatom is building two new units for the Hungarian Paks nuclear power plant.