Hungary says willing to pay for Russian gas in rubles

摘要

HUNGARY has broken ranks with the EU, sug- gesting it may be willing to purchase Russian gas in rubles instead of euros, in line with the Krem- lin’s demand. Te country relies on Gazprom for around fourth ffhs of its natural gas supply, making it one of states most dependent on Russian gas in the EU. Furthermore, Hungarian Prime Minis- ter Viktor Orban has traditionally maintained warm ties with Moscow, and while supporting the EU’s sanctions regime against Russia, he has urged against increasing the restrictions even further.