Hungary: We will not prevent the new package of European sanctions against Russia

According to Mehr News Agency to Cited by AFP, Hungarian Foreign Minister Piotr Szijjártó announced that his country, after being able to eliminate all points of conflict with the country’s interests regarding the Russian sanctions, It will not prevent the 13th package of sanctions against Russia.

Scijarto explained in a press release on Monday: “Regarding the possible 13th package of sanctions against Russia, we can say that during the preparation of this package, we were able to remove all the parts that harm the interests of Hungary.” remove, therefore, in the current situation, there is no obstacle to sanction Russia”.

Criticizing the European sanctions policy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary said: “In my opinion, the European Union has made a bad decision not only about the 13th package, but also about the previous package.”

According to him, the sanctions packages harmed Europe more than it harmed the Russian economy. He noted that “Russian energy is still transferred to Europe, but through third countries and at a much higher price.”