Orbán sends business delegation to Russia
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Published 19.51
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that he is sending a delegation to Russia to discuss future business opportunities. It should be seen as a preparation for the time after the Ukraine war.
“We have to think ahead, because if God helps us and the war ends without us being drawn into it, and if the American president manages to reintegrate Russia into the global economy and the sanctions are lifted, we will find ourselves in a different economic landscape,” the pro-Moscow prime minister said during a campaign rally in the city of Kecskemét on Saturday.
When Orbán met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow at the end of November, he promised the Russian leader that Hungary will continue to buy Russian gas and oil.
Orbán did not elaborate on exactly what the delegation sent to Russia will focus on. However, according to reports in the Hungarian press, Hungarian oil and gas company Mol has plans to acquire refineries and gas stations in Europe owned by Russian companies Lukoil and Gazprom, which are subject to sanctions.
This was also reportedly something that Orbán and Putin discussed at their meeting last month.
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