#Hungary has long enjoyed bargain Russian oil. New Ukrainian sanctions are changing that — and #Budapest is fuming.
For the last two years, Hungary has enjoyed special #EU exemptions giving it access to Russian oil at well below market rates. In June, #Ukraine put that arrangement in doubt when it blocked Russian energy giant #Lukoil from sending products through the country to the EU.
https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-russia-hungary-oil-budapest-imports-europe/
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