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How Hungary torpedoed the EU's sanctions crackdown on Russia

5 May 2022

8:59 PM

5 May 2022

8:59 PM

‘Hungary’s stance on oil and gas sanctions on Russia remains unchanged,’ Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltán Kovacs said on Monday. ‘We do not support them.’ Cue panic in Brussels as European Union ministers discussed a potential embargo on Russian oil imports, plans for which were presented to the European Parliament on Wednesday morning.

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