Szijjarto announced Hungary's unwillingness to abandon gas from the Russian Federation

Hungary is not going to abandon Russian gas and signs a contract with a Western supplier in addition to supplies from Russia. This was announced on September 9 by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.

"We should not replace existing energy sources, but attract new ones — that's what energy diversification is all about. The more sources, the higher the security," the politician wrote on his Facebook page (owned by Meta, a company whose activities are recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation).

Szijjarto noted that he would sign a long-term contract with a Western gas supplier at the Gastech international exhibition in Milan.

"Russian sources will remain, and we will attract new ones," he concluded.

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On the same day, Szijjarto announced that Hungary would soon sign the "longest-term" contract for the purchase of gas "from the western direction." He stressed that as the number of routes increases, Budapest will be able to purchase more and be safer.

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