Hungary against further sanctions against Russia. The issue of nuclear technology is a “red line”

announced in October the ninth package for Russia, although it did not provide any specific date for imposing restrictions. The deputy head of the European Commission, Vera Jourova, suggested that the new sanctions would be agreed quickly. The Baltic states appealed to the Commission for an embargo on, among others, in the energy, technology and services sector.

Sanctions against Russia may cover nuclear technologies. Hungary is against

The ninth sanctions package, which is supposed to concern nuclear technologies, is a “red line” for us, Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade at Kossuth Rádió, explained on Sunday. He said that Budapest would not agree to sanctions that would threaten Hungary’s energy security.

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The politician pointed out that when the first package of sanctions against Russia was being prepared, it was said in Brussels that the restrictions could, on the one hand, bring the Russian economy to its knees, and, on the other hand, quickly end the war. “But the war is now eight months old and more brutal than ever, the European economy is struggling and inflation is making people’s money worth less and less,” said Peter Szijjarto.

The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade explained that the Paks nuclear power plant provides one-third of Hungary’s energy production, and that the fuel elements must be supplied by Russian producers. – Nuclear fuel elements are a long-term guarantee of Hungary’s energy security – he stressed.

Hungary was reluctant to impose sanctions on Russia for its aggression against Ukraine

In the past, representatives of the Hungarian authorities have repeatedly criticized Western sanctions imposed on Russia in connection with the attack on Ukraine. Prime Minister Viktor Orban also criticized US and EU aid for Kiev

Meanwhile, in Budapest on Friday, several hundred people took part in a protest against the way Hungarian state media portrays the war in Ukraine. The demonstration was organized by one of the opposition parliamentarians. Historian Kristian Ungvary emphasized in his speech during the demonstration that the state media showed a false message about the war in Ukraine, and the heads of these media – agreeing to such a presentation of the matter – themselves support Russian aggression.