Hungarian Foreign Minister: Hungary not in line with ban on Russian oil

Hungary remains opposed to the European Union's (EU) proposed embargo on Russian oil imports, as the ban would devastate Hungary's economy, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said in a recent interview. Szijjarto said that if Hungary bans the import of Russian crude oil, Hungary's economy will be devastated. 65 percent of the country's oil supply comes from Russia, Szijjarto said. He pointed out that Hungary feels a lot of pressure from other EU countries to give consent to ban Russian oil.