“This will destroy our European economy,” he told Politico.

Galek also expressed concern that the ban on oil supplies from Russia would damage the energy supply of Slovakia, Austria, the Czech Republic and Ukraine.

Earlier, German Economy Minister Robert Habek admitted that the introduction of an embargo on Russian oil by the EU could lead to higher prices.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary Peter Szijjarto commented on the EU plans to impose an embargo on Russian oil supplies.