Hungary is prepared to meet Moscow’s demands for Russian gas to be paid for in roubles, Viktor Orban has said in a challenge to the EU’s rejection of Vladimir Putin’s attempts to shift the terms of energy contracts.
The Hungarian prime minister, who won a fourth consecutive term in office in Sunday’s landslide election victory, told a press briefing in Budapest that he was reassessing his close ties to Moscow and said he was currently an “adversary” of Russia.
But he added that there would be no problem if Moscow followed through on its threat to cut off gas sales unless they are paid for in roubles. The demand is part of an attempt by Russia to hit back at western sanctions and prop up its currency.
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