The European Union on Monday agreed to extend its sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, after Hungary consented to the move following weeks of stalling.
EU foreign ministers just consented to extend once again the sanctions on Russia.
This will continue to deny Moscow of revenues to finance its war, the blocs foreign affairs primary Kaja Kallas wrote on X.The EUs 27 states have to concur unanimously to extend the sanctions every 6 months and the next due date was looming on Jan.
31.
Hungary one of the friendliest countries to Russia in the EU had left other member states fuming by refusing to greenlight the latest rollover.Budapest initially stated it wished to await new U.S.
President Donald Trumps inauguration to sign off.Once that passed, Prime Minister Viktor Orban then firmly insisted Brussels press Ukraine to resume a gas pipeline going to Central Europe.To win Budapest over, the European Commission put out a statement saying it wanted to include Hungary and Slovakia in talks with Kyiv on gas products to Europe.The EUs executive included that it would technique Ukraine to ask for assurances relating to the maintenance of oil pipeline transfers to the EU.
Hungary has actually gotten the assurances it has requested on the energy security of our nation, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an online post.Ukraine allowed a gas transit arrangement with Russia to lapse on New Years Day as it tries to starve Moscow of profits used to money the war that the Kremlin released in February 2022.
Orban has actually consistently delayed previous decisions on EU sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine before ultimately approving them.Officials warned that if Hungary enabled the sanctions to lapse it would see Kyivs western backers lose significant leverage over Moscow ahead of any possible peace talks.A Message from The Moscow Times: Dear readers, We are dealing with unprecedented difficulties.
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