In the next few years, Hungary will not physically be able to find a replacement for oil and gas from the Russian Federation, even if it wants to.. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto made this statement in an interview with CNN..

“The question is, can we replace Russian gas and oil to work in the country. At the moment our answer is " Not because we don't want to, but because it's physically impossible,"

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According to him, this is why Hungary "

Szijjarto added that “it takes several years to change supply chains – five, six, seven years and a lot of money.”.

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Recall that earlier this summer, the EU agreed to a partial embargo on oil supplies from Russia.. The measures are expected to come into force in a few months.. However, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ensured that the embargo would not affect Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline.. Just through it Russia supplies oil to Hungary.

The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that Europe is gradually freeing itself from dependence, which hampered political decisions against Russian President Vladimir Putin..