Hungary’s Szijjarto: Winter in Ukraine will be a ‘huge tragedy’

The Hungarian overseas minister on his nation’s power diversification plan and implications of Russian fuel cut-off.

Whereas most of Europe strikes away from Russian items, some European Union international locations are cementing their relations with Moscow.

Eighty % of Hungary’s oil and fuel provide comes from Russia. And Budapest has taken out a $10bn mortgage from a Russian state financial institution to pay a Russian firm to construct nuclear reactors.

So, will Hungary ever wean itself off Russian imports? And is it placing historic ties with the Kremlin forward of its relationship with Europe?

The Hungarian overseas minister, Peter Szijjarto, talks to Al Jazeera.

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