BUDAPEST, April 6. /TASS/. Hungary is firmly advocating for the lifting of sanctions on Russian oil and gas supplies to Europe, emphasizing the urgency of this move amid the looming threat of a global energy crisis linked to the ongoing situation in Iran. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conveyed this stance during a visit to inspect a section of the gas pipeline and the measuring station in Kiskundorozsma, near the border with Serbia.
"The Hungarian position is clear: we must end sanctions against Russian energy," Orban declared, with his remarks broadcast on Hungarian television. He warned that "Europe is nearing an extremely serious energy crisis, and the coming days will be critical." In his view, "competition for energy resources could resemble the scramble we saw with vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic."
Orban's inspection followed an attempted terrorist attack on the Serbian segment of the TurkStream pipeline, which supplies gas to Hungary and Slovakia. In response, on April 5, he ordered the entire 250-kilometer stretch of the pipeline within Hungarian territory to be placed under military protection. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accompanied him to the Serbia border.
