Orbán Calls Russian Asset Strategy 'Dead,' Casts Himself as Peacemaker

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : "We, the EU, are here.
53% : " He argued that no Hungarian government could accept a mechanism that, in his view, would amount to taxing Hungary through an EU-level agreement.
51% : The move comes as part of a broader EU regulatory push to end long-term Russian gas contracts by Nov. 1, 2027 - a strategy aimed at reducing the bloc's dependence on Moscow after years of what EU officials have described as Russia's "weaponization" of energy supplies.
48% : Around €210 billion ($246 billion) in Russian state assets are immobilized in the EU, the bulk of them at the Belgian clearing house Euroclear.
45% : Framing the war as a conflict between two external parties, Orbán argued the EU should avoid actions that, in his view, deepen involvement.
43% : " The remarks highlight the widening rift within the EU as leaders seek agreement on financing for Ukraine ahead of a critical year.
41% : Orbán stated that Budapest would also reject financing Ukraine through common EU borrowing if it went beyond those legal limits.
39% : Orbán also linked the asset debate to broader disputes over EU policy toward Russia, including proposals discussed in the European Parliament to ban Russian gas and oil imports entirely.
37% : Despite Orbán's stance, other EU leaders have warned that failure to act would severely damage the bloc's credibility.
21% : Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday openly rejected the EU's plans to tap into frozen Russian state assets to support a reparations loan for Ukraine, declaring the proposal politically dead as EU leaders gathered in Brussels for a decisive summit.

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