Hungarian Premier Warns Taking Frozen Russian Assets Is 'Declaration of War'

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The sanctions imposed by Russia after the invasion of Ukraine provide for the freezing of funds by the Central Bank of Russia, totalling approximately € 210 billion, but these sanctions must be renewed by a vote unanimously in the EU Council every six months, each time under threat of a vote by Hungary, the European Commission has blocked the majority of the European funds, accusing the Hungarian Conservative Prime Minister of violating "the rul…

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that any attempt to access frozen Russian assets would constitute a "declaration of war."

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Viktor Orban criticizes EU's attempt as 'extremely unusual, dangerous' - Anadolu Agency

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At the Anti-War Assembly of the Digital Civic Circles (DPK) in Mohács, the Hungarian Prime Minister harshly criticized Brussels' intention to confiscate Russian foreign exchange reserves. According to Viktor Orbán, touching Russian assets would be a violation of international law and would practically be a declaration of war. The Prime Minister believes that this has put Europe on an extremely dangerous path that could lead to war.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday commented on the European Union's decision on Friday to permanently freeze Russian assets. "Touching frozen Russian assets, seizing them, is a declaration of war," he said at a voter meeting in Mohács, southern Hungary.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called the EU's plan to seize frozen Russian assets a declaration of war. For details, read ᐅ TSN.ua (news 1+1)