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EU executive proposed on Wednesday fresh sanctions against
Russia, including tighter trade restrictions, more individual
blacklistings and an oil price cap for third countries.
The proposed sanctions fall short of harder-hitting measures,
including a ban on importing Russian diamonds, sought by Russia
hawks Poland and the three Baltic countries.
But EU states need unanimity to impose sanctions and Orban has
been a vocal critic, saying on Monday that the EU sanctions have
"backfired", driving up energy prices and dealing a blow to
European economies.
"Hungary has done a lot already to maintain European unity but
if there are energy sanctions in the package, then we cannot and
will not support it," Gergely Gulyas told a briefing.
"We are waiting for a final, full list of sanctions and then we
can negotiate about it. Hungary cannot support energy
sanctions."
Hungary's government is also in talks with the European
Commission to secure billions of euros in EU funds blocked over
rule-of-law concerns. Gulyas said he expected a deal would be
signed as Budapest was ready to meet all its commitments made to
the Commission.
(Reporting by Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves; Editing by Alex
Richardson)
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