“Sanctions caused an energy shortage and an explosive price hike in Europe... Therefore, the sanctions policy should be reviewed, because if Brussels, the European Union change the sanctions policy, energy shortages and high prices could be stopped soon.
I am not an optimist in this, but a review of the sanctions can be expected in the fall, when the six-month period expires, ”Mentser said on the air of the M1 TV channel.
According to him, with the onset of cold weeks, the reality "knock on the door" of Western European countries.
He noted that gas storage facilities in Hungary are 38% full compared to consumption.
Earlier it was reported that EU energy ministers failed to agree on a price ceiling for Russian gas.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary Péter Szijjarto said that Budapest, at the meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels, opposed the introduction of a price ceiling for Russian gas.
State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin commented on the idea of the G7 countries to introduce a price ceiling for oil and gas from Russia.