HUNGARY holds the fate of the EU's Russian oil ban in its hands as pro-Putin Prime Minister Viktor Orban has reportedly issued a "wish list" of demands to the president of the European Commission.
The central European country declared a state of emergency over the war in Ukraine in a bid to be more responsive to challenges created by the war.
Yesterday [May 24], Mr Orban announced the new “state of danger”, adding the war in Ukraine represents “a constant threat to Hungary” which was “putting our physical security at risk and threatening the energy and financial security of our economy and families”.
The PM has held firm in demanding energy investment before it backs an EU wide embargo on Russian oil.
The Russian oil ban comes as an attempt to cripple Vladamir Putin’s economy following his invasion of Ukraine, with a...
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