Parliament building in Budapest. File photoBUDAPEST, Sep 26 The Hungarian authorities will discuss with the citizens of the country the imposition of anti-Russian sanctions, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, speaking at a parliament meeting. «Now we have launched national consultations, where the Hungarian people can directly express their opinion on sanctions, (declare) whether they support the introduction of new sanctions or not,” the head of government explained. He stressed that Hungary was the first country in Europe to launch such a procedure. , two-thirds of Hungarians believe that the sanctions have harmed Europe more than Russia, the majority also do not support the embargo on gas and oil from Russia. Orban stated in early September that 11,000 different sanctions were imposed against Russia, but they only led to an increase in inflation and energy shortages that could bring Europe to its knees. As Vladimir Putin has stated, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy 
The Hungarian Foreign Minister announced a complete failure of the EU sanctions strategy
