“From the moment that (EU. - RT ) imposed sanctions, $ 8.5 billion was lost. Russia was our second largest trading partner before the sanctions were imposed. Of course, we have lost a lot of export opportunities, ”TASS quoted him as saying.
At the same time, Siyyarto stressed that Hungary is committed to the position of the European Union on the issue of anti-Russian sanctions and does not intend to violate European unity.
“Although we always promote fair dialogue, from a political and economic point of view, sanctions greatly complicate our work,” he added.
In November, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said EU countries had lost about $ 100 billion from the imposition of sanctions against Russia.