Hungary and Slovakia oppose measures and separate EU proposal on phasing out Russian energy imports
European leaders failed to agree on the latest, 18th, package of sanctions at last night’s European Council meeting in Brussels, with Hungary and Slovakia holding firm in their opposition to the proposed measures.
In particular, they opposed a separate EU proposal on phasing out Russian energy imports.
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán said overnight that the two countries were “one team,” as he insisted “we cannot accept the EU proposal that we should not buy Russian oil and gas any more.”
Overnight, Russia reportedly fired over 350 drones and eight missiles towards Ukraine, mostly targeting the small western city of Starokostiantyniv, home to an important Ukrainian airbase.
