The 11th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation is being discussed in the EU involves risk For European exporters and relations between Brussels and Beijing – such an assessment was made by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Monday (22 May).
According to the newspaper, if new restrictions are introduced, exports of European companies out of Russia will become more difficult than before, and this will lead to a decrease in the competitiveness of the EU. Hungarian Nemzet.
“Another dangerous element of the sanctions package is that the EU will impose restrictive measures against eight Chinese companies,” said Szijjártó, who attended a meeting with his EU counterparts.
He also noted that “strategic partnership with China based on mutual respect and cooperation is a priority for Europe”. “If the EU imposes sanctions on Chinese companies, it will have a very serious impact on Euro-Chinese relations,” the Hungarian foreign minister warned.
“We have already shot ourselves in the legs and lungs with the sanctions, and we will again lose a lot due to the deterioration of relations with China,” he said.
The Hungarian edition notes that “Russia’s nuclear energy interests” were re-mentioned in the 11th package of sanctions.
Szijjarto said that Budapest would not be ready to accept and support any restrictions on nuclear energy as it would endanger the security of Hungary’s energy supply.
“There is still an air of war”
“There is great pressure associated with the supply of weapons. to Ukraine and new sanctions, but the government will not renounce its commitment to peace and its national interests.”
According to him, “the atmosphere is still belligerent, most EU member states [указывают] to the Hungarian government on the possibility of a military solution. conflictWhile this risks prolonging hostilities.”
He added that European leaders plan to continue financing Ukraine’s rearmament from the peace fund.
The EU has spent 5.7 billion euros so far to pay for part of the arms shipment. The publication says that an additional 500 million Euros will now be spent from the peace fund, which will be sent to EU member states that supply weapons.
“We still believe that the arms supply is bad, that the arms supply is in danger of escalating the war, that it leads to longer wars, and that the longer the war, the more people die,” Szijjarto said.
According to him, as long as Kiev keeps the Hungarian OTP bank on the list of “international sponsors of the war”, Budapest will not support the payment of another 500 million euros to the arms supplier countries.
“The accusations against the OTP are false, they are not based on any facts, so we demand that the Ukrainians remove the OTP from the list of international sponsors of the war,” he said.
According to him, previously imposed sanctions do much less harm to the Russian economy than European countries, so “there should not be a new package of sanctions.” “We must learn from the effects of previous sanctions in Brussels,” said Szijjártó.
“Reality will kick the door for everyone”
Talking about the deprivation of civil rights of Transcarpathian Hungarians, he said, “Budapest can contribute to the advancement of negotiations on the accession of Ukraine.” [в ЕС] only if Kiev restores the rights previously enjoyed by the national community.”
“While Ukrainian propaganda is working on the ‘minority law’ issue, the truth will kick the door for everyone when in a few months Hungarian minority schools cannot operate in their current form from 1 September,” the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said. said the Minister.