"Hungary has been central to keeping Russian oil and gas flowing into the EU, even as Europe and the US banned some imports and imposed sanctions on anyone paying more than $60 a barrel for Russian oil."
"According to a 2026 report by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), Hungary had expanded its reliance on Russian crude from 61 percent in 2021 to 93 percent by 2025."
"Magyar has promised to end Russian oil imports by 2035, reversing the previous government's pro-Russia stance and aiming to realign Hungary with the European Union."
Peter Magyar has pledged to end Hungary's imports of Russian oil by 2035, reversing the previous government's pro-Russia stance. Under Viktor Orban, Hungary significantly increased its dependency on Russian energy, with reliance on Russian crude rising from 61% in 2021 to 93% in 2025. Despite EU sanctions and a commitment to phase out Russian energy imports by late 2027, Hungary continued to import oil through pipelines. Magyar's election marks a potential shift towards EU alignment and energy diversification.
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