“The Russian economy is one of the most defining, it maintains close ties with countries outside the Western world,” she said in an interview with Portfolio.
According to her, so far Russia has not been the "most important partner" for Hungary and will not be so in the future.
Budapest is working to reduce its dependence on energy from Russia, Novak added.
On February 4, the Hungarian Energy Ministry announced that the Hungarian authorities oppose the expansion of European Union sanctions against Russia in the energy sector.