Hungary urges EU not to impose sanctions against Russia in the field of nuclear energy

Hungary urges EU not to impose sanctions against Russia in the field of nuclear energy



Hungary called on the European Commission (EC) and all institutions of the European Union (EU) to guarantee that nuclear energy will not be affected by sanctions against Russia. This was stated by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto before the start of the international congress on nuclear energy in Central and Eastern Europe, which is taking place in Prague.

The Minister recalled that even when the first package of sanctions against Russia was introduced, the EU countries agreed that the restrictions would not affect nuclear energy.

“We call on the European Commission to ensure that all Brussels institutions, all national authorities and all banks operating in Europe comply with this provision.” quotes Szijjarto TASS.

Szijjártó said last week that Hungary had raised the issue of lifting sanctions against Russia before the EU authorities. In particular, the minister asked European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson how long the sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation would last.

The Hungarian authorities have repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the negative last of the anti-Russian sanctions. Szijjártó said that "sanctions failed" and pointed to economic problems in Europe. Earlier, he also said that he would ask Europe to stop taking steps that lead to an escalation of the Ukrainian conflict.

In addition, according to the minister, the conflict in Ukraine turned into a "catastrophic weakening" of the EU. In August, he stressed that Hungary does not support further tightening of sanctions against the Russian Federation in the energy sector.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban also spoke about the ineffectiveness of sanctions against the Russian Federation. He noted that Western countries have introduced more than 11,000 restrictive measures, but as a result, the EU's actions have caused inflation and energy shortages, which could "bring Europe to its knees."

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