Hungary on Russian energy dependence: Budapest will do what is best for Hungarians

Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán has said the country will do what is "best for the Hungarian people" in the context of Budapest's dependence on Russian energy.

Source: Orbán in an interview with Politico, a Brussels-based politics and policy news organisation, during the GLOBSEC conference in Prague, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Asked about Hungary's dependence on Russian energy, Orbán pointed out that Hungary will do what is best for the Hungarian people.

Quote: "We want a country where we have choices, where we have decisions, [where] we can make decisions freely."

More details: On energy diversification, Orbán said Hungary needs "to put together an energy mix, which is the best possible for the Hungarians in terms of prices, in terms of availability and in terms of sustainability".

Background: Immediately after winning the election, Hungary's current Prime Minister Péter Magyar said his country will continue to buy Russian oil while also seeking to diversify its energy supplies.

Read more: Will Péter Magyar be another Orbán? Interpreting Hungary's new stance on Ukraine

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