Zelenskyy on Trump's Russian oil initiative: going against the US is short-sighted, and Hungary should realize this

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pointed out to European leaders the need to support US President Donald Trump’s call to stop Europe’s purchase of Russian oil, adding that colleagues from Hungary should also hear about it. He said this during his speech at the European Political Community summit in Copenhagen on Thursday, writes UNN.

We must also support President Trump’s call to stop buying Russian oil here in Europe. Going against the US is short-sighted, and Hungary must clearly understand this. Energy carriers from the US and other partner countries can fill the deficit in the European market.

Also, the President noted, “we need to seriously consider how to really destroy all Russian oil trading infrastructure, because it is what feeds their war machine.” “Now we see that Russia continues to use tankers despite the sanctions imposed on them. This must be stopped,” the Head of State noted.

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“Additional sanctions should also be imposed against the captains and crews of shadow fleet vessels and against the owners of relevant companies. In addition, it is necessary to consider the possibility of imposing sanctions against Russian oil terminals and the rest of the fuel infrastructure deep inside Russia,” Zelenskyy noted.

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RecallHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán previously stated that Hungary would remain dependent on Russian energy, despite US President Donald Trump’s demands that all EU and NATO countries stop buying Russian oil and gas.