European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen left for Hungary on Monday (May 9th).
There, Ursula von der Leyen will meet with Victor Orban to discuss oil embargo against Russia.
This was announced by her spokesman Eric Mamer.
“President Ursula von der Leyen is leaving for Hungary this afternoon to meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orban. They will discuss issues related to European security of energy supply,” Mamer wrote.
President @vonderleyen is traveling this afternoon to Hungary to meet PM Viktor Orbán.
They will discuss issues related to European security of energy supply.
– Eric Mamer (@MamerEric) May 9, 2022
We will remindHungary cannot support a new package of sanctions European Union, which includes an embargo on oil imports from Russia in its current version. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that his country has a new package of European Union sanctions, which includes an embargo on oil imports, equivalent to an “atomic bomb”. And Budapest will not support a package of sanctions against Russian oil and gas.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba also commented on the sixth package of sanctions for Russia from the oil embargo.
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