Everything decided one call: why Hungary agreed to continue sanctions against

It happened after a telephone conversation by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Siarto. About it writes Politico with reference to your own sources. In January, Hungary threatened to veto regular resumption of EU sanctions on Russia, motivating Donald Trump's return to the White House. But then the US president suddenly threatened Moscow to impose additional restrictions.

According to the sources of the publication - two European diplomats, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Siarto and urged him not to destroy the Bloc sanctions. The woman also found a bag in the park and did not believe her eyes, looking inside (photo) "Revenge for a relative affected on May 2 in Odessa": MP called motifs of Ganul's killer (video) "crawled" in a second: Roszmi showed the dumplings.

Our body diplomats have stated that this message helped to persuade Budapest to retreat, ensuring the freezing of Russian assets and preserving trade embargoes. The Hungarian Foreign Ministry did not respond to a comment request. As Washington threatens to leave Europe aside from discussions, diplomats from a number of countries claim that the rigid policy of sanctions is the only way to guarantee that the block will be able to gain the right to vote in negotiations.

"We will be invited when we are told to abolish sanctions. Sanctions in themselves are our lever of influence," one of the unnamed diplomats from the EU said. The publication notes that the EU has no consensus on when it can weaken sanctions, regardless of that Trump will offer the Russians. Now Russia's neighbors say it is time to lay red lines.

"Sanctions can only be softened or canceled if Russia is able to compensate for the losses that it has caused to Ukraine," said Latvia Special Representative Aris Viants. It should be reminded that Hungary has promised to block the EU's vote on continuing sanctions against Russian citizens, relevant to war and invasion of Ukraine. In this way, Budapest wants to withdraw from the lists of Russian oligarch Michael Friedman.