Watch: Orban Blocks EU's 50 Billion Euro Ukraine Aid Package
- 19 Dec 2023 7:13 AM
Source: Bloomberg
Source: Bloomberg
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a campaign stop in Petervasara, in norther Hungary, that the Tisza Party was funded by Ukraine. "This isn't speculation or a suspicion; it's documented in a written report submitted to the national security committee."
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has had talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone, the PM’s communications department told MTI on Tuesday. Orbán and Putin discussed the situations in the Middle East and in Ukraine, as well as the availability of oil and gas supplies crucial for Hungary’s energy security, the statement said.
Hungary does not typically get deliveries via the Strait of Hormuz, but the market impact of the threat to the oil chokepoint could still be felt in the country, Szabolcs Szabo, the senior VP for value chain management at Hungarian oil and gas company MOL told public media.
Speaking to Europe Today, Poland's top diplomat accused Budapest of escalating its blockade of a €90bn Ukraine loan and Russia sanctions package, warning that Europe must act decisively as US support falters.
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