The current sanctions imposed for the war against Ukraine concern more than 2,000 Russians and entities from Russia. Number 1 on this "blacklist" is Vladimir Putin. The European Union wants them to be extended for another six months after March 15, but it needs unanimity. And Hungary no longer wants to punish Putin and the government in Moscow. "We are working hard to scope an agreement on time," European Commission spokeswoman Anitta Hipper stressed on Thursday.