Sweden May Block Russian LNG If Orban Scuppers EU Sanctions
- Stockholm is looking at ways to target imports from Moscow
- Hungary has said it will veto latest round of EU sanctions
Ulf Kristersson and Viktor Orban
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Sweden is looking at ways to unilaterally block imports of Russian liquefied natural gas if Hungary stops or succeeds in watering down the European Union’s proposed latest sanctions on Moscow.
EU member states are discussing sanctions targeting key Russian LNG projects, as well as a ban on using the bloc’s ports to re-export supplies destined for third countries, as part of an effort to limit the Kremlin’s ability to generate revenues from the fossil fuel. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has opposed the package and sanctions require the unanimity of the EU’s 27 member states.