Hungary has blocked the 13th EU sanctions against Russia: the reason in China-FT

According to one of the officials who are familiar with the negotiations, Ambassador Budapest asks "a little more time" to analyze the "content of proposals". Hungary became the only country that blocked the 13th package of sanctions of the European Union against the Russian Federation. Financial Times writes about it February 15. According to journalists, European countries seek to impose new anti -Russian sanctions on the anniversary of a full -scale war.

This step could be a complement to financial assistance allocated to Kiev earlier. It is reported that Budapest has not supported a package of sanctions against almost two hundred people and organizations from the Russian Federation, China and other countries that are considered to contribute to the Kremlin's military efforts. "The Hungarians disagreed through Chinese companies," one of the officials explained.

Another official who is aware of discussions on this issue described them as "a very fruitful exchange of thoughts. " According to him, the Budapest Ambassador "asks a little more time to analyze the content of the proposals. " The authors of the article also pointed out that if the restrictions mentioned are valid, this will be the first time when businesses in China and India will suffer from EU sanctions.