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April 7, 2022

Hungary's PM Breaks with European Union, Says He'll Pay for Russian Gas in Rubles
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In Hungary, newly reelected authoritarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
said Wednesday he will pay for Russian gas in rubles - breaking ranks
with other European Union countries. EU leaders say they're preparing an
import ban on Russian coal, but sources told Reuters that plan will be
pushed back to mid-August. Meanwhile, EU members continue to purchase
vast amounts of Russian oil and gas, at a cost of about $38 billion
since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. On Wednesday, Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelensky called for an international embargo on
Russian oil, saying inaction was funding Putin's war effort and costing
lives.


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