Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has signalled he could veto the renewal of EU sanctions against Russia unless Ukraine guarantees the reopening of Russian gas exports through its territory.
“The issue of extending the sanctions is on the agenda,” the Hungarian premier told state radio on Friday. “I pulled the handbrake and asked the European leaders to understand that this cannot continue . . . The Ukrainians want help, for example, to sanction the Russians. Then please reopen the gas route.”
The EU’s sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine will lapse on January 31, unless the bloc unanimously decides to renew them.
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