He said this in an interview with Politico newspaper.
“Limiting only Russian gas is a purely political goal,” he said, adding that he does not see any additional value in such a decision.
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjártó, in turn, said that the proposed European Commission restriction of prices for Russian gas is contrary to Hungarian interests.
On September 7, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that the EC will officially propose to the EU Council to introduce a price ceiling for Russian gas.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the idea of Western countries to limit the price of gas from Russia stupid.