US EditionTrump ally Orbán pushes back on pressure to halt Russian oil imports
- On Sunday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico criticized the EU's plan to phase out Russian oil and gas at the Mária Valéria Bridge anniversary event.
- Their opposition stems from economic and energy security concerns as both Hungary and Slovakia remain dependent on Russian supplies amid Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- Orbán and Fico highlighted that Brussels' peace rhetoric masks aggression, asserting the EU has become a war project, and they refuse external instructions on energy sourcing.
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico emphasized that each country has the sovereign right under international law to choose its sources of oil and gas, while the European Commission is moving forward with plans to impose tariffs on Russian oil entering through member states like Hungary and Slovakia.
- Their stance challenges the EU's unified response to Russia's war and suggests ongoing geopolitical friction over energy policy and regional autonomy within the bloc.
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