Hungary will not be left without Russian gas if Ukraine decides to stop the transit of fuel to Europe, said Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó.
“In recent days, we have heard that Ukraine intends to terminate the transit agreement with Russia,” the minister stressed. The contract between Moscow and Kyiv, concluded in 2019, expires at the end of 2024. According to the terms of the agreement, during this time, Gazprom must pump 225 billion cubic meters through Ukraine. m of gas, including 65 billion cubic meters. m in 2020 and 40 billion cubic meters each. m every following year.
According to Szijjarto, most of the gas is already entering the country through Serbia. The minister said that Budapest had discussed the issue with Belgrade, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic “made it clear that if Hungary wants to increase natural gas supplies through Serbia, then Serbia can provide the necessary transportation capacity,” RBC reports.
Recall that earlier the representative of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, Tamas Menzer, said that Russia almost completely meets the needs of Hungary in gas and the energy security of the country depends on it.
Source: Rosbalt
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