In a message posted on X, Donald Tusk, the Polish Prime Minister, commented the actions of Hungary, whose representatives have not yet agreed to extend the sanctions against Russia.
«And [le premier ministre hongrois Viktor] Orban really blocks European sanctions at this key war, it will be absolutely clear that, in this great game for security and the future of Europe, he plays in the Putin team, not in the OUR. With all the consequences that this implies “wrote Donald Tusk, whose country currently presiders the Council of the European Union (EU).
The Hungarian Prime Minister maintained his threat on Friday to block the renewal of European sanctions against Russia, but could lift his veto if Brussels convinces kyiv to restore the transit of Russian gas to Central Europe. Europeans “Should not try to convince us not to end the sanctions, but convince the Ukrainians to ensure that the sanctions are maintained”he said on a radio close to power. “We ask them to tell the Ukrainians to restore the delivery of gas”he added.
-Last week, the EU diplomacy head, Kaja Kallas, had called not to ” give up “ to sanctions. On Wednesday, the American president, Donald Trump, of which Viktor Orban is one of the closest allies within the EU, threatened Russia himself with taxes, customs duties and sanctions for lack of rapid agreement on conflict in Ukraine.
Friday, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, assured at a press conference in Paris that “These sanctions which were undertaken were not for the beauty of the gesture, they were in the interest of the security of Europeans. I think Hungary will consent, as it has done in the past, to renew these sanctions ”.
