Budapest does not plan to change the visa regime for Russian citizens, nor does it support new anti-Russian sanctions.
Hungary does not support the introduction of visa restrictions for Russians and does not support the expansion of sanctions against the Russian Federation. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced this on Facebook on August 23 after meeting with his Estonian counterpart, Urmas Reinsalu.
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“It was a long discussion and we agreed on the most important thing: the war in Ukraine must end as soon as possible! I told him (Reinsal) that we, as a neighboring country, are especially interested in establishing peace in as soon as possible. ,” specified the Hungarian minister.
At the same time, assessments of foreign ministers about the introduction of new anti-Russian measures diverged – Budapest does not want to discuss energy sanctions.
“Currently, it is physically impossible to provide Hungary with oil and natural gas without Russian energy resources, and we will not help the Hungarians to pay the price of war. common sense,” he stressed. Szijjarto.
In addition, Hungary does not support the ban on issuing visas to Russians.
“We also talked about a proposal that would tighten the practice of issuing European visas to Russian citizens. Here we are in solidarity with the position of the German Chancellor and do not plan to introduce any restrictions,” added the Hungarian Foreign Minister.
Earlier it was reported that Estonia is preparing a formal proposal to the European Commission on the introduction of the eighth package of anti-Russian sanctions. It provides for the expansion of measures against the Russian Federation in the economic, energy and trade sectors, as well as the closure of the Schengen zone for Russians.
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Source: korrespondent
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