Watchman Report April 6, 2022 "Hungary Will Pay For Russian Gas In Rubles"

 

Hungary Breaks With EU, Will Pay For Russian Gas In Rubles

Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at a press conference in Budapest on April 6.

Hungary has broken ranks with the European Union, saying it will accept Moscow's demand that gas supplies be paid for in rubles.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has opposed any EU sanctions on Russian oil and gas or Western arms shipments through Hungarian territory to Ukraine, told journalists on April 6 that he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that if asked, Hungary would pay for gas shipments using the Russian currency.