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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BUDAPEST, March 9 (Xinhua) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday called on the European Union to review and suspend sanctions against the Russian energy sector, warning that rising oil prices and supply disruptions pose risks to regional energy security.
In a video message posted on social media, Orbán stated that the increase in fuel prices in Hungary is linked to the "Ukrainian oil blockade" and escalating tensions in the Middle East. He announced that he had sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling on the EU to reconsider the sanctions imposed on Russian energy companies.
"The Ukrainian oil blockade currently poses the most serious threat not only to Hungary and Slovakia, but to the entire EU," the Hungarian prime minister emphasized.
He added that the Hungarian government must prevent petrol and diesel prices from rising to "unsustainable levels", noting that an emergency government meeting had been convened to address the issue.
Hungary and Slovakia recently experienced disruptions to oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline, which carries Russian crude oil to Central Europe via Ukraine. The disruption has heightened tensions between the two countries and Ukraine, as well as raised concerns about the potential impact on regional energy supplies.
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