The resolution adopted by the European Parliament on the continuation of the supply of heavy weapons for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), as well as Brussels’ calls for a complete embargo on energy and nuclear fuel from Russia, could lead to an escalation of the conflict. This position was expressed on February 4 by the Secretary of State of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Csaba Demeter, in his Facebook account (owned by the Meta organization, recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation).
“The European Parliament adopted a resolution this week <…> It contains two really serious points. According to the seventh point, it is necessary to increase and accelerate the supply of weapons to Ukraine. There is a specific listing in the text: even more tanks, armored vehicles and ammunition. The next step will be fighter jets and long-range missiles. It’s anything but a call for peace. It is much more likely that this is a big step towards military escalation,” he stressed.
Separately, Demeter noted the seriousness of the 26th paragraph of the resolution, which proposes to establish a complete ban on the purchase of Russian fossil fuels and uranium.
“That is, they would, in addition to oil and gas, completely ban the import of Russian nuclear fuel. With this, the European Parliament supports not only further sanctions, but also inflation. The main reason for record inflation is rising energy prices. And this happened because of the sanctions. The announcement of a complete embargo guarantees a further rise in prices. I think that this is a very wrong way, ”the politician said.
The European Parliament, within the framework of the plenary session on February 2, adopted a resolution “On preparations for the EU-Ukraine summit”, which called for the adoption of the 10th package of sanctions against Russia as soon as possible and a complete ban on the import of Russian energy carriers and nuclear fuel.
Prior to this, on January 27, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that Hungary intends to prevent the imposition of EU (EU) sanctions on Russian nuclear energy. He pointed out that Budapest plans to avoid restrictions that further increase inflation in the eurozone.
Hungary has previously taken the position that it will not support the anti-Russian sanctions of the European Union, which in one way or another will affect cooperation between Budapest and Moscow in the field of nuclear energy. So, on January 23, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated this.
On January 13, Orban announced the failure of the sanctions policy of Germany and the European Commission. He also noted that their actions had reduced the Hungarians’ faith in German practicality. He noted that Hungary, unlike a number of countries, did not begin to shift the burden of increased electricity prices, but continued its course towards reducing utility bills.
Western countries have stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia against the backdrop of a special military operation to protect the population of Donbass. The decision to start it was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region due to Ukrainian shelling.
