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War in Ukraine: Viktor Orbán wants Russia sanctions to be lifted by the end of the year

2022-09-22T07:39:04.079Z


Hungary's Prime Minister Orbán has so far been reluctant to support sanctions against Russia. Now he is again clearly against Brussels, his motivation is transparent.


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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: Sanctions "imposed by Brussels bureaucrats".

Photo: Darko Vojinovic / dpa

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is calling for EU sanctions against Russia to be lifted by the end of the year at the latest.

According to the pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet, the right-wing populist said that the punitive measures imposed on Moscow after the attack on Ukraine were “forced on the Europeans by the Brussels bureaucrats”.

Orbán spoke on Wednesday evening at a faction meeting of the governing party Fidesz in Lake Balaton Bad Balatonalmadi.

"The sanctions cause economic problems, the energy crisis and inflation," he said.

Meanwhile, at a special meeting on Wednesday, EU foreign ministers discussed imposing new sanctions on Russia in response to its partial mobilization for the war in Ukraine.

"We will examine new restrictive measures, we will pass them," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told journalists after the meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Orbán maintains a good relationship with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.

So far, however, he has supported the EU sanctions against Russia.

At the same time, however, he was able to negotiate an exemption for his country from the oil embargo.

The sanctions decisions of the EU require unanimity among the member states.

Hungary has been a member of the Union since 2004.

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Source: spiegel

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