Hungary plans to buy more gas from Russia

The Brussels Times

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Hungary is planning to buy more natural gas from Russia to secure its energy supply.

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó visited Russia on Thursday to discuss the matter with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, according to Reuters reporting.

Speaking after the meeting with Szijjártó, Lavrov noted that Russia will consider Hungary’s request to buy more gas.

Hungary opposes an EU embargo on Russian gas and has maintained relations with Moscow since the start of the war in Ukraine, which increased friction between Hungary and some of its EU counterparts.

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