Meeting Putin, Hungarian PM Asks For Additional Supply Of Russian Oil And Gas

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban with Russian President Vladimir Putin/Obviously Vladimir Gerdo/TASS

JAKARTA - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb Badminton met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. The Orban has once again rejected efforts by its European Union partners to isolate Moscow from its invasion of neighboring Ukraine nearly four years ago.

This visit to Moscow is the second since last year for Orb Badminton, widely regarded as Putin's closest partner among all EU leaders.

Hungary is one of the few European Union countries to continue to import large quantities of Russian fossil fuels. The Orb way strongly opposes the bloc's efforts to reduce its 27 member states' dependence on Russia's energy supply.

"We have an important field of cooperation, and we have not given up on any of these areas of cooperation, regardless of external pressure," the Orbwa said as reported by the Associated Press, Friday, November 28.

Russia's energy forms a Hungarian energy supply base, now and in the future, he continued.

Orb Badminton has long fought for the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, but without outlining what it means for the territorial integrity or national security in the future.

The stance has disappointed Hungarian allies in the European Union and NATO, accusing Russia of violating international law and threatening the security of Eastern European countries.

In his opening address at the Kremlin, Putin noted Obran's "balanced position" of war-related war in Ukraine.

Earlier this month, Orb way went to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump and managed to get the sanctions imposed by the Trump administration on Russian energy companies, Lukoil and Rosneft reliefs that Orb Badminton said guaranteed the sustainability of Hungarian energy security.

Orb Badminton said after Hungary was released from US sanctions, "now all we need is oil and gas, all we can buy from Russia. I will go there to ensure Hungary's energy supply at affordable prices, both this winter and next year".

The Orblip has long been of the opinion that Russian energy imports are very important to the country's economy.

According to him, switching to fossil fuels originating from other places would lead to a direct economic collapse.

While other European countries are gradually cutting off Russia's energy supply, Hungary retains and even increases its imports, and opposes the EU's plans to remove all Russian fossil fuels by the end of 2027.