Orban urges EU to reconsider sanctions against Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Obran called on the European Union to review sanctions against Russia.
The Hungarian Prime Minister made the corresponding statement on the Hungarian radio station Kossuth.
How Orban called on the EU to review sanctions against Russia
The Hungarian Prime Minister recalled that on November 8, at an informal summit in Budapest, EU leaders adopted the Declaration on European Competitiveness, aimed, in particular, at reducing prices for gas, oil and electricity.
And sanctions against Russia, Orban continued, are causing an increase in energy prices.
The sanctions must be reviewed because under the current sanctions policy, energy prices will not decrease, the Hungarian Prime Minister said.
He noted that industrial companies in the EU pay several times more for electricity and gas than their competitors in China and the US, which undermines the EU's competitiveness.
According to Orban, Hungary's draft budget for next year has been developed taking into account the fact that the conflict in Ukraine could end.
The Hungarian Prime Minister believes that the US elections were won by a candidate who advocates peace.
Now we are waiting for peace, ” added the head of the Hungarian government.
