Russia's Gazprom will supply extra gas to Hungary through the coming winter and will also provide China with an additional 600 million cubic meters this year on top of contractual obligations, TASS news agency quoted its boss Alexei Miller as saying. Russian President...
Russia's Gazprom will supply extra gas to Hungary through the coming winter and will also provide China with an additional 600 million cubic meters this year on top of contractual obligations, TASS news agency quoted its boss Alexei Miller as saying. Russian President Vladimir Putin met the leaders of both countries during a trip to China last week and Miller was among the business chiefs who accompanied him on the trip.
Hungary is the only member of the European Union whose leader, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has maintained friendly ties to Putin since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It is also a member of NATO. Hungary is seen as the key potential opponent to a decision due in December on whether to open EU accession talks with Ukraine, which would require the unanimous backing of the bloc's 27 members.
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