Go to Media BankBUDAPEST Oct 13Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that he had repeatedly threatened the European Commission to veto the adoption of new sanctions packages if Hungary's national interests were not taken into account. «I must honestly say that what the European Commission is doing in the event of sanctions is disastrous. they kill us in this form, they will destroy the German economy, they will destroy the Hungarian economy, this is not good. Therefore, sanctions must be introduced differently. When I said in Brussels: My friends! Hungary has no access to the sea, oil cannot be delivered there by sea, only through pipelines. One end of the pipe is in Russia and the other is in Hungary. And there is no other pipe. Therefore, if you impose an oil embargo, the Hungarian economy will stop the next day, and I have no alternative,» Orban said, a fragment of his speech was posted on social media.
September 28, 17:07 Orban accused Brussels of imposing sanctions on the European UnionHe stressed that Hungary did not «invent it, we inherited it, this infrastructure from communist times.» “They said: look for a solution. It’s impossible. You can impose sanctions in such a way that you don’t destroy yourself at the same time. But the European Commission was not ready for this. So I have to always say: if there is a sanction, then I have a problem, you «Will you help solve it or not? If you don't help, I'll veto. If you help, then I'll make a decision, and do what you want. But it can't be that the Hungarians are driven into a corner, because their problems are not of interest,» Orban said. .Earlier, Orban said that Hungary was the first in Europe to launch national consultations to find out the opinion of citizens on EU sanctions against the Russian Federation. He called on all citizens of the country to express their opinion on the sanctions during the national consultation and thus «put an end» to the increase in energy prices caused by the sanctions imposed by Brussels on EU member states. Citizens are scheduled to be asked seven questions, it is already known that they will concern, among other things, gas, oil, nuclear energy and tourism. Alexandra Sentkirayi, a representative of the Hungarian government, said that EU sanctions are a weapon that fired in the opposite direction, as a result of which Europe became poorer , and Russia is richer. According to a poll by the public opinion research center Szazadveg, more than 70% of Hungarians believe that anti-Russian sanctions harm Europe, including Hungary. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that the EU sanctions strategy «completely failed.» The West stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia over Ukraine, which led to higher prices for electricity, fuel and food in Europe and the United States. 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. The Russian Federation has repeatedly stated that Russia will solve all the problems that the West creates for it.
