Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto doesn’t rule out vetoing a ninth package of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine – a package that is currently being prepared by the EU, along with a proposed price cap on Russian oil. “We want peace, not another [sanctions] package,” he says. “We are a direct neighbour of Ukraine. The impact of the war on us is immediate and severe,” he asserts. Szijjarto defends his country’s close energy ties with Moscow and responds to the EU’s continuing accusations of corruption. The day after this interview was recorded, the EU Commission president announced that she would recommend the freezing of payments to Hungary under the EU pandemic recovery fund as well as under regular EU cohesion funds, because of rule of law concerns in Hungary.
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