Tusk and Magyar: Hungary Has the Right to Decide Whom It Buys Oil and Gas From
WARSAW - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Hungarian Peter Magyar agreed today in Warsaw that European Union member states are sovereign nations and can sovereignly decide from whom they will buy energy resources, but the most important thing is that the entire Central and Eastern European region secures diversification of supplies for itself and breaks its dependence on one country.
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- Polish PM Donald Tusk and Hungarian PM Peter Magyar met in Warsaw.
- They agreed that EU member states are sovereign and can decide from whom to buy energy resources.
- Tusk stressed the importance of regional diversification of energy supplies for Central and Eastern Europe.
- Magyar expressed understanding for Ukraine's position and its right to defend its sovereignty.
- Magyar stated that an urgent task is to achieve a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war and then negotiate lasting peace.
- Both leaders see Magyar's party's victory as a sign of hope for democracy, the rule of law, and moral values in politics.
- Magyar hopes for progress on regulating the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine before accession talks.
- Tusk noted that the positions of Poland and Hungary regarding Ukraine are very similar, supporting Kyiv's EU ambitions while also planning to voice criticisms.