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Hungary Does Not See Alternatives to Druzhba: Szijjarto

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Hungary was against the price cap for the Russian crude oil and the embargo on its supplies and is satisfied with exceptions it managed to secure from EU restrictions effective since December 5, according to Foreign Minister of Hungary Peter Szijjarto

  • "We struggled during talks [in the EU] on the Russian oil price cap and during oil embargo talks, and Hungary was therefore exempted from these measures," Szijjarto said.
  • “Hungary is receiving the bulk of oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline and does not see alternatives to that, because other sources and routes cannot provide feedstock deliveries in sufficient quantities," the Minister noted. "We do not want Hungary’s energy supplies to be at risk," he added.

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