EU reaches agreement with Hungary on extension of sanctions against Russia

"EU foreign ministers have just agreed to extend sanctions against Russia again. This will continue to deprive Moscow of revenues to finance its war," said Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat

She added that Russia must pay the price for its aggression

Earlier, journalists reported that Hungary demanded that the EU put pressure on Ukraine to preserve the transit of Russian oil and to conduct a dialogue on gas transit in exchange for its agreement to support the extension of economic sanctions against Russia

It is noted that Hungary agreed to extend sanctions against Russia for another six months in exchange for an EU statement addressing Budapest's concerns about " energy security " .