According to him, the aggressor country of the Russian Federation went into a state where war “will give more and more problems of the Russian system itself,” Russian economy and society.
“The critical question is not to reduce pressure on Russia for this war. Sanctions, restriction of trade with Russia, restriction of the schemes that they use and which they earn – all this will work,” Zelensky emphasized.
As the president noted, Kyiv expects the approval of the 19th package of European Union sanctions against the Russian Federation, as well as US steps.
“We appreciate the position of the president [США Дональда] Trump in relation to those in Europe who still buys Russian oil and pursues a policy of dependence on Russian schemes. We hope that in Hungary they will hear the key ally in NATO and will respect the President of the United States – now no one in Europe sees such respect from Hungary, ”Zelensky said.
He added that the United States is ready to fill in the European market with energy resources so that “no one even needed to look towards Russia.”
“The Middle East is ready to work with Europe. Each nation in Europe can become stronger without Russia,” Zelensky summed up.
Context
Among the EU member countries, Russian oil is imported only by Hungary and Slovakia.
Trump accused the EU countries of buying Russian oil, which helps the Russian military machine. The White House stated that Russia received € 1.1 billion from the sale of fuel in the EU in one year.
The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry Peter Siyyarto, commenting on these messages, said that Hungary allegedly could not refuse Russian crude oil, because she has no other choice.
On September 23, Trump stated that he intends to talk with a “friend”, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on the purchase of Russian oil Hungary. The head of the White House suggested that Hungary could stop it.
On September 25, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte noted that he agreed with Trump, who stated that the US European allies should stop the purchase of energy from the Russian aggressor country. According to him, Trump personally is working on the issue of stopping the procurement of Russian oil Hungary and the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Lyain also works on this.
Orban replied to this that Hungary is a sovereign state, like the USA, so he decides. “Everyone does what he wants,” said the Hungarian prime minister on September 26.
