Budapest will oppose the sixth package of sanctions against Russia in its current form because of its impact on Hungary in terms of energy, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Facebook on Wednesday 4 May, reacting to the European Commission’s proposal for a progressive EU embargo on Russian oil (see EUROPE B12945A1).
According to Mr Szijjártó, the embargo as proposed by the European Commission “would destroy Hungary’s energy security”, despite the fact that the...