Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned about the devastating effects of an EU embargo on gas from Russia, which Brussels hopes to introduce eventually.
Speaking on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in a regular Friday interview with Kossuth Radio, Orban said, “the Hungarian government is almost the only one in the whole of Europe that isn’t talking about sanctions and war, but about the need for peace and investing in peace.”
“War isn’t in anyone’s interest,” he insisted, adding that he was surprised to hear so few “voices for peace” within the bloc.
The sweeping EU sanctions imposed on Moscow over the military offensive in Ukraine, including a partial oil embargo, have led to a spike in energy and food prices across Europe.