The President of the European Commission is going to Hungary/Channel 24 collage
Hungary continues to block the 6th package of EU sanctions against Russia, which includes an oil embargo. It was probably the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who personally decided to convince Budapest.
Von der Leyen went to Budapest on May 9
Eric Mamer, spokesman for the President of the European Commission, said Ursula von der Leyen traveled to Budapest on May 9. There she will meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Ursula von der Leyen's press secretary announced on social media that the President of the European Commission will discuss with Orbán issues related to European security of energy supplies.
President Ursula von der Leyen travels to Hungary this afternoon to meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orban. They will discuss issues related to the European security of energy supplies,” Mamer said in a statement.
Hungary blocks sanctions against Russia
- On May 4, the European Commission prepared a draft of the 6th package sanctions against Russia due to military aggression against Ukraine. For the sanctions to come into force, they must be supported by the countries of the European Union.
- In the new package of sanctions, the European Commission proposes an embargo on Russian oil. The Russian Sberbank, which they want to disconnect from the SWIFT system, may also fall under sanctions.
- In addition, sanctions will be imposed against military leaders involved in the atrocities in the Kiev region, and the work of propagandists will be banned.
- On May 5, EU Foreign Policy Representative Josep Borrell said that EU countries almost reached an agreement on 6- th package of sanctions against Russia.
- But the sanctions against Russia were criticized by a friend of Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. He called the new package of sanctions against Russia a “historic mistake”.
- In his opinion, neither Hungary nor the EU is ready to abandon Russian gas, oil and coal.
- May 8 meeting of the ambassadors of the European Union. Unfortunately, it ended in vain: Hungary continued to block the package of sanctions, not agreeing to the oil embargo.
- Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said that Budapest would not support the European Commission's initiative on sanctions against Russia. He said the restrictions would create problems for Hungary itself.
