The Hungarian government has signed an agreement with Gazprom to increase the volume of gas supplied by the Russian state-owned company, the maximum level of which has been increased to 5.8 million cubic meters, which is more than double the amount imported in August, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijarto said on Wednesday. , quoted by the EFE agency.

• “The government decided to buy more gas.
• An agreement was reached (with Gazprom) for September and October,” the head of Hungarian diplomacy said on his Facebook.

In addition, the parties agreed that this additional amount of gas will come from the south, through the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, which passes through Turkey and Serbia.

Thus, Hungary, which imported 2.6 million cubic meters of gas from Russia in August, will be able to import up to 5.8 million cubic meters from September 2.

Sijarto said that it would be “impossible” to guarantee his country’s energy supply without Russian gas.

Prime Minister of Hungary, ultra-nationalist Viktor Orbán is considered the best ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the European Union. The decision to increase purchases from Gazprom contradicts the efforts of the majority of partners who, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, are trying to reduce energy dependence on Russia, writes EFE, which is quoted by Agerpres.

According to the Regulatory Authority and Public Services of Hungary (MEKH), the volume of gas stored in the country is currently 3.880 billion cubic meters, which, at 61% of the total storage capacity, can cover about 37% of the normal demand from one year

Hungary is one of the countries that is highly dependent on gas from Russia, where 85% of the gas used comes from.