Hungary expects Ukraine to restart the supply of Russian gas to the country, and will not tolerate it putting off talks on the issue with the European Commission, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, as streamed by M1 television.
Hungary received energy security guarantees from the European Commission, which provide in particular for talks between Brussels and Kiev on the restart of Russian gas transit which was cut off on January 1. "The European Commission will hold talks with Ukraine on gas supplies to Europe via the Ukrainian gas pipeline network," the minister said.
"If we see they start delaying the restart of gas transit, then we will have plenty of opportunities during forthcoming voting in the European Union to show how we feel about that, when either Ukraine’s accession to the EU or sanctions against specific individuals or financial aid to Ukraine will be discussed," Szijjarto added, answering a question about what Budapest would do if Kiev deliberately protracts such talks.
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The European Council today renewed the EU restrictive measures in view of Russia’s continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine for a further 6 months, until 31st July 2025.
ReplyDeleteThese economic measures, first introduced in 2014, were significantly expanded since February 2022.
ReplyDeleteThey currently consist of a broad spectrum of sectoral measures, including restrictions on trade, finance, energy, technology and dual-use goods, industry, transport and luxury goods.
They also cover: a ban on the import or transfer of seaborne crude oil and certain petroleum products from Russia to the EU, a de-SWIFTing of several Russian banks.