Orban buys an ultimatum, Tusk warns. Words have been said about the Putin team

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban repeated in a Friday radio interview that his country will not support the extension of sanctions on Russia unless Ukraine resumes Russian gas transit to Europe. "It is unacceptable for us to bear the economical consequences of sanctions to aid Ukraine," said Orban in a weekly interview to Radio Kossuth.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk referred to the words of the Prime Minister of Hungary on Saturday. "If Viktor Orban truly blocks European sanctions at a crucial time of war, it will be absolutely clear that in this large game of safety and the future of EuropeHe plays for Putin's team, not ours.. With all the consequences of this fact," Tusk wrote on platform X.

According to Viktor Orban, Kiev's actions, specified as the termination of Russian gas transit to Europe, led to Increase in natural material prices in the EU, and due to EU sanctions on Russia Hungary was expected to lose €19 billion over the last 3 years.

Orban urged the Kiev authorities to resume transit of Russian gas and to warrant that Ukraine would not block oil supplies to Europe.

Wednesday US president Donald Trump stated that If there is no agreement to end the war in Ukraine soon, Washington will impose advanced taxes, duties and sanctions on Russia. As the Politico portal wrote on Thursday, citing diplomatic sources, Budapest may abandon the threat of veto in connection with Trump's firm stance towards Russia.

Another decision to extend sanctions must be taken by the EU by 31 January. A gathering of Community abroad ministers is scheduled for Monday.