Hungary's Orban slams EU's sanctions against Putin

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban criticized the European Union's sanctions on Vladimir Putin's country as he warned his country to prepare for a prolonged Russo-Ukrainian war. What Happened: Orban said the E.U. The sanctions against Russia backfired, which resulted in soaring gas prices around the bloc member states.

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Europe's population has become poorer because of the sanctions, while Russia has not fallen to its knees, according to Orban. The European sanctions have shot themselves in the foot, and this weapon has backfired. Orban urged a ceasefire to end the war and said the sanctions against Russia were a blow to the EU's economy. He told the Hungarian parliament that governments around Europe were falling due to rising energy prices, as he pointed out Italy's general elections.

He said that Europe was waiting for an answer, and the whole Europe was waiting for an answer from Brussels on how long we will keep doing this.

He said that his government would launch a national consultation with the Hungarians about sanctions.

Meanwhile, the U.K. chief of defense staff held talks with the Russian defense attache in London. The Ministry of Defence said Admiral Sir Tony Radakin and Colonel Maxim Elovik met as part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen military to military channels of communication between Britain and Russia.