Parliament building in Budapest. File photoBUDAPEST, Sep 10 EU sanctions against Russia fell short of expectations and are likely to be revised in the new political season, Hungarian Prime Minister's political adviser Balažs Orban said. imposed sanctions for a certain period of time, therefore, in the autumn political season, we will talk, among other things, about the assessment of sanctions. If we look at ourselves and look around the world, we will see that the sanctions have not lived up to the expectations placed on them,» Orban wrote 
The French ex-president compared the EU to a washing machineThe idea that effective anti-Russian sanctions were possible was «absurd» according to him. «Relevant literature also says that sanctions work when a major player applies them against a small one. In this regard, if you look at the energy sector, the situation is exactly the opposite: Russia is an energy giant, and Europe is a dwarf,» the politician noted. As a result, According to Orban, «it is not the Russian energy sector that is being brought to its knees, but Europe.» «Therefore, this policy should be reviewed. This will be the next European political season,» Orban concluded. Europe and USA. Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously stated that the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people.
