Siyarto: Hungary and Slovakia will block the 18th Package of Sanctions against the Russian Federation

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Siyarto said on Monday, June 23 that his country and Slovakia decided not to support the European Union plan on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia.

He said this during the press conference “European Truth”.

On Monday, June 23, the Hungarian Minister stated that Hungary and Slovakia decided to block a package of sanctions in response to European Union plans to gradually cease to import Russian energy.

“We did this because the European Union wants to ban Member States, including Hungary and Slovakia, to buy cheap Russian natural gas and cheap Russian oil, as they did it before,” Siyarto said.

We will remind, on June 17 the European Commission proposed to introduce legally binding prohibition for import of Russian gas and liquefied natural gas to the EU by the end of 2027. The proposal includes ensuring that this plan cannot be blocked by Hungary and Slovakia.

A few days later, Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban called on the EU to remove from the agenda On the ban on Russian energy due to the expected increase in energy prices after Iran’s bombing by the United States.

Analysts say that the increase in oil prices, which increased sharply after Israeli attacks on Iran a week ago, can increase inflationary pressure in the Central European region.

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