Incredibly, top EU officials are now admitting that a total ban on importing Russian gas will not be possible. The reason is an uncomfortable one for Brussels: Hungary has broken ranks with the EU ‘consensus’ on Russia and Ukraine, as the Orban government confirms it is now ready to pay for Russian natural gas in rubles.
Hungary has also opposed any EU sanctions on Russian oil and gas, and has forbid any NATO arms shipments passing through Hungarian territory on its way to the war zone in Ukraine.
The EU has now painted itself in a corner, as Russia supplies the EU with approximately one-third of its total gas supplies. However, Brussels has yet to apply any sanctions on oil or gas from Russia, as unelected bureaucrats from the European Council continue to struggle implementing any ban Russian gas and oil.