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Péter Szijjártó
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Péter Szijjártó is the Hungarian Foreign Minister.
Notable Quotes
"We will not consent to the adoption of the 20th package of sanctions, because we have previously made it clear that until the Ukrainians resume oil shipments to Hungary, we will not allow decisions that are important to them to be approved."View Story →
"We will not give in to this blackmail. We do not support Ukraine’s war, we will not pay for it."View Story →
"the interruption to oil deliveries was 'a political decision made by the Ukrainian president himself.'"View Story →
"The EU would continue to block the packages until Ukraine repairs the Druzhba pipeline damaged in a Russian strike and resumes oil supplies to Hungary."View Story →
"We are blocking the €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine until oil transit to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline resumes."View Story →
"Ukraine is blackmailing Hungary by halting oil transit in coordination with Brussels and the Hungarian opposition to create supply disruptions in Hungary and push fuel prices higher before the elections."View Story →
"We will not contribute to the adoption of the 20th sanctions package; this will remain so until the Ukrainians restart crude oil deliveries to Hungary."View Story →
"The halt of oil transit through Druzhba is a clear political blackmail by Ukraine, aimed at causing fuel prices to skyrocket ahead of the upcoming April election."View Story →
"This is something that will not happen in Hungary. There will be no pro-Ukraine government, and Hungary will not have a pro-Ukraine prime minister."View Story →
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