Orban: Sanctions against Russia should be lifted as soon as possible

reported Mehr news agency quoted by Sputnik, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke about the need to lift restrictions against Russia this Saturday.

The statement issued by the Prime Minister of Hungary in this regard states: Sanctions against Russia should be lifted as soon as possible.

Viktor Orban added: Hungary believes that the sanctions against Russia should be lifted as soon as possible and as much as possible, but only a few countries in the European Union agree with this.

While he said earlier that the European Union should reconsider the sanctions against Russia, because these sanctions increase the price of energy and weaken the competitiveness of Europe.

He had said in a speech: European leaders have pushed the West towards conflict.