Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said May 30 he wants a complete exemption from the European Union's plans to ban Russian oil imports

Currently, the Paks NPP, built according to the Soviet design, operates four power units with VVER-440 reactors. The Hungarian Parliament in 2009 approved the construction of two new units.

Budapest does not support sanctions against Russian oil and gas and will not allow transit of weapons to Ukraine through its territory.

Up until now, Europe has not announced an energy emergency plan. However, the latest figures show that Europe's gas storage capacity is only 26% full.

Hungary will pay for shipments in roubles if Russia asks it to, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a news conference on Wednesday in reply to a Reuters question.

Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and Peter Szijjarto, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, reviewed means of strengthening bilateral relations and growing cooperation, particularly in the fields of energy, clean energy, sustainability and water resources.

Renewable electricity generation increased by 24% to 6.9 TWh,

Россия сохраняет позиции крупнейшего поставщика природного газа в Венгрию, ежегодно добросовестно и чётко выполняя принятые на себя контрактные обязательства перед венгерскими партнёрами, подчеркнул вице-премьер в ходе разговора.

The Duma ratified the protocol amending the 2014 agreement between the governments of the Russian Federation and Hungary on the provision the loan (the protocol was signed in Moscow and Budapest in May).

Hungary and Croatia started receiving Russian natural gas via a new route: the gas is supplied by the TurkStream gas pipeline and further across the national gas transmission systems of Bulgaria, Serbia, and Hungary.