Orban said it was time for the European Union to “throw sanctions out the window.”

With the assumption of office by the elected US President Donald Trump, a new era begins; the time has come for the European Union to “throw sanctions out the window” and establish relations with the Russian Federation without them, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Radio Kossuth.

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“Now the most important thing is for the European Union to adapt to the changed situation, because (with the advent of Trump) a new era begins… It’s time to throw sanctions out the window and build a sanctions-free order of relations with Russia… We need to work on this,” Orban said.

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In December 2024, Bloomberg reported that Orban told EU leaders that he would decide whether to support extending sanctions against Russia after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump on January 20.

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The Hungarian Prime Minister previously stated that sanctions against Russia should be lifted as soon as possible and to the fullest extent possible, but only a couple of countries in the EU agree with this.