Russian Ambassador to Budapest Yevhen Stanislavov explained in an interview on Thursday why Moscow included Hungary in the list of “unfriendly” countries, writes “Ukrainian Pravda”.
In an interview with the RIA Novosti agency, the diplomat noted that, despite Hungary’s attempts to defend its own interests, which, according to her, often conflict with EU policy, “the truth remains.”
“Hungary adheres to all packages of anti-Russian sanctions of Brussels and is obliged to strictly implement them,” explained Stanislavov.
At the same time, he added that Budapest is demonstrating a pragmatic position from which it will not yield “even under the pressure of its EU and NATO allies.”
The ambassador emphasized that in relations with Hungary, Russia “keeps the channels of dialogue open for the sake of preserving the baggage of positive developments accumulated in recent years.”
Which countries Russia considers “unfriendly” towards it
It will be recalled that on March 7 of last year, the Russian government approved the list of countries that it recognized as “unfriendly” towards Russia.
At that time, the list included all member states of the European Union, the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ukraine, Montenegro, Switzerland, Albania, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, North Macedonia, as well as Japan, South Korea , Australia, Micronesia, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan.
The government in Moscow said at the time that the countries concerned had imposed or joined sanctions imposed on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine began.
However, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has repeatedly spoken out against sanctions against Russia, saying they are ineffective and affect the European economy more than Russia’s.
Hungary even intensified economic cooperation with Russia after the start of the war, in particular by getting Gazprom to postpone payments for natural gas delivered this winter.
Last week, Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff said Hungary would not arrest President Vladimir Putin if he entered the country after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest.
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