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Posted on June 19, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleRussia will keep supplying gas and oil to Hungary, as confirmed by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, despite EU's planned 2027 ban.
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Russian gas and oil deliveries to Hungary will continue, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday during a visit to Russia where he held talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and top Rosatom and Gazprom officials.
The European Commission aims to ban EU Russian gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports by the end of 2027, a move which Hungary and Slovakia have opposed.
"Agreed with Russian officials and energy company leaders to maintain our cooperation, despite efforts by Brussels and Kyiv to undermine it. Oil deliveries continue, gas flows via TurkStream, Paks II (nuclear project) moving forward," Szijjarto posted on X.
(Reporting by Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves)
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced that Russian gas and oil deliveries to Hungary will continue.
The European Commission aims to ban EU Russian gas and liquefied natural gas imports by the end of 2027.
Hungary, along with Slovakia, has opposed the European Commission's plan to ban Russian gas imports.
Szijjarto agreed with Russian officials and energy company leaders to maintain cooperation in energy supplies.
The article mentions ongoing oil deliveries and gas flows via the TurkStream pipeline, as well as the Paks II project.
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