Watch: Hungary's FM Says 'We Want Peace, Not Another Sanctions Package'

  • 1 Dec 2022 6:35 AM
Watch: Hungary's FM Says 'We Want Peace, Not Another Sanctions Package'
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto doesn't rule out vetoing a ninth package of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine – a package that is currently being prepared by the EU, along with a proposed price cap on Russian oil.

"We want peace, not another [sanctions] package," he says.

"We are a direct neighbour of Ukraine. The impact of the war on us is immediate and severe," he asserts.

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