Orban Pushes EU to Lift Russian Fuel Sanctions

0:00I'm Cory with the story, bringing you the latest from around the world. Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orbán is pushing the European Union to drop all sanctions on Russian fossil fuels. He says this would help fix the sharp rise in energy prices from the ongoing war in the Middle East. In a social media video on Monday, Orbán revealed he sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen right after oil prices. Started surging. Orbán called for the 27 nation block to review and pause those sanctions across Europe. He also held an emergency government meeting that day to tackle rising gasoline and diesel costs in Hungary. Hungary has long resisted EU moves to cut Russian energy imports, teaming up with Slovakia to keep and even boost supplies since Russia's full. Invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Both nations got temporary exemptions from an EU oil import ban and relied on the Druzebop pipeline through Ukraine until deliveries stopped on January 27, that halt sparked

1:02a big feud with Orbán accusing Ukraine of blocking supplies on purpose while blocking a 90 billion euro EU loan to Ukraine and vetoing new sanctions on Russia. With elections looming on April 12 and polls not looking good, Orbán claims Ukraine wants an energy crisis to sway voters. Tensions bowled over when Hungary detained seven Ukrainian state bank workers on Thursday and seized two armored cars with tens of millions of euros. In cash and gold, suspecting money laundering, Ukraine calls it routine banking and denies any wrongdoing. This episode is supported by our sponsor, C Details in the Description, Headphones in a Pillow, Simple Idea, Surprisingly Addictive, S-O-L-I-S-O-L-Pillow.com.