Kyiv accused Hungary on Thursday of “helping Putin” in the war against Ukraine, the day after statements by Viktor Orban saying he was ready to buy Russian gas in rubles, unlike other countries of the European Union.
“Budapest has taken the next step: helping Putin continue his aggression against Ukraine,” Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said in a statement, saying Hungary was “destroying unity of the EU’ with this position.
Kyiv “analyzes Hungarian statements saying it is ready to buy Russian gas in rubles as an unfriendly position against our state”, he supported, also deeming “cynical” the Hungarian proposal to organize Russian-Russian peace talks. Ukrainians in Budapest.
“If Hungary really wants to end the war, this is what it must do: stop destroying EU unity, support new sanctions against Russia, help Ukraine militarily,” he said. -he adds. “And not create additional sources of funding for the Russian military machine.”
Mr Nikolenko also denounced “the reluctance of the Hungarian leaders to recognize Russia’s responsibility for the atrocities of the Russian army in Boutcha, Irpin and Gostomel”, where several hundred corpses wearing civilian clothes were discovered in recent years. days.
This “could reinforce Russia’s sense of impunity and encourage it to commit new atrocities,” he warned.
Russia has “categorically” rejected these accusations, denouncing “a staging” Ukrainian.
The European Union is considering a fifth set of sanctions on Thursday which, for the first time, includes measures in the energy sector with an embargo on coal purchases from Russia and the closure of EU ports to ships Russians.
The two daughters of President Vladimir Putin and several Russian oligarchs should be added to the EU blacklist, according to the document seen by AFP.