The Hungarian Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjártó, said that the US sanctions against Gazprombank put the energy security of some Central European countries at risk.
Source: “European Truth” Bloomberg
Details: According to Szijjarto, sanctions against Gazprombank are “an attack on our sovereignty,” so Hungary is “discussing the situation with the energy ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Serbia.” “
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“Hungary is grateful to Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia for ensuring a very safe, very reliable and very stable movement (of gas – ed.),” said the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry.
Hungary, along with Slovakia and Austria, are among several EU countries still dependent on Russian gas supplies. The currently approved Gazprombank is used to pay for them.
According to Bloomberg, the suspension of current gas supplies from Russia to Europe could increase competition for global supply and lead to an increase in prices for blue fuel, which would affect European consumers.
Note that Hungary in recent years Several contracts were made with Gazprom on additional gas supply.
The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, believes that the European Union is necessary review of sanctions against Russiabecause they, in his opinion, keep energy prices high.
2024-11-22 18:53:00
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