“Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Budapest will decide whether to support the extension of EU sanctions against Russia after consultations with the United States.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
European truth. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Budapest will decide whether to support the extension of EU sanctions against Russia after consultations with the United States. He said this at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday, January 23, reports “European Truth” with reference to 444.hu. Szijjarto did not give a direct answer to the question of whether the Hungarian government would support the extension of EU sanctions against Russia. Advertisement: At the same time, he said that the policy of sanctions has always been considered a “failure”, and the level of damage caused by sanctions has now reached a “critical level”. The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry also noted that decisions on sanctions should not ignore the fact that the new US administration is trying to establish contact with Russia. “In the meantime, we will, of course, consult with our American partners,” he said.Advertisement: The EU renews current sanctions every six months, and this requires the unanimity of 27 member states. Until now, the extension of sanctions has been a routine decision, and usually a political decision on this was taken at the last EU summit of the year. But it is known that at the last summit in December, Viktor Orbán told colleagues to wait for Trump’s inauguration. Meanwhile, as it became known, in the near future the ambassadors of the European Union will be able to extend the economic sanctions against Russia for another six months, and Hungary will not block this decision.