Reported by: SchengenVisaInfo.com

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has called on the European Union authorities to work intensively to lift its sanctions on Russia before the end of the year.

Throughout a meeting held by the ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties, he said that the Russia-Ukraine war is no longer a local conflict, so the EU’s sanctions against Russia have turned it into a global economic war, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.

In addition, he emphasized that it was clear that the war would be prolonged and that now the protection of Hungary’s security, economy, and sovereignty was of greater importance.

“That is why the government set up a national defense fund, withdrew soldiers from the frontiers, and set up a border patrol unit, adding that additional troops were needed to defend the country. While the war worries people, it is inflation that impacts them directly, the Prime Minister pointed out in this regard

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