of putin s invasion of ukraine. my guest is zoltan kovacs, the orban government s international spokesperson. so, whose side is hungary on? zoltan kovacs, in budapest, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for being with you.
ukraine. on the one hand, yes, the hunuarian ukraine. on the one hand, yes, the hungarian government ukraine. on the one hand, yes, the hungarian government is ukraine. on the one hand, yes, the hungarian government is saying - ukraine. on the one hand, yes, the hungarian government is saying in | hungarian government is saying in its own defence, the germans, the austrians, six or even nine countries in europe do not want a gas embargo, at least. what the others, though, do seem to be doing is looking for more ways of diversification, and the hungarian strategy for years has been completely dependent on russia, both the gas, oil and nuclear, because the gas, oil and nuclear, because the russians are planning to build a new nuclear power station or extension of the nuclear power station. sort viktor 0rban, however much support he has at home, is looking quite isolated internationally, but he is trying to downplay that, saying there are so many countries in central europe who do not
of further sanctions against the kremlin. the european commission has spent the weekend holding talks with member states about the move, which would be phased in over a number of months. germany has signaled its readiness to wind down supplies from russia, but hungary has restated its opposition to any embargo. last week, russia cut gas shipments to bulgaria and poland after the two eu member states refused to pay moscow in roubles. the new hungarian parliament is holding its inaugural session today, with prime minister viktor 0rban beginning his fourth consecutive term in office. let s speak to our correspondent nick thorpe in budapest. it is clear that had begins with the threat of those eu sanctions against hungary. what impact would those sanctions have? sanctions have? yes, a strange moment for sanctions have? yes, a strange moment for viktor sanctions have? yes, a strange moment for viktor 0rban, - sanctions have? yes, a strange - moment for viktor 0rban, because he has won t
these are notjust refugees arriving here this morning, but all the commuter traffic, here this morning, but all the commutertraffic, ordinary here this morning, but all the commuter traffic, ordinary hungarian is coming to work. and somehow you get people from all over the world, ukrainians and people coming just ordinary hungarian is coming to work here this morning. here this morning. thank you to nick thore in here this morning. thank you to nick thorpe in budapest. here this morning. thank you to nick thorpe in budapest. we here this morning. thank you to nick thorpe in budapest. we can - here this morning. thank you to nick thorpe in budapest. we can hear- here this morning. thank you to nick. thorpe in budapest. we can hear from thorpe in budapest. we can hearfrom the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg, speaking in brussels. nato will protect and defend every inch of nato territory. this ends the public part of the meeting and i thank the media forjoining us at the openi
the numbers which they can call to get to those particular countries. these people are now in a place of safety and when you look at them it is very hard to think of being fortunate or look in any way because of everything they have gone through, because of the arduous nature of their journey, through, because of the arduous nature of theirjourney, because of the family and friends telling ukraine they worried about and also because of their own conditions. in the hospitals here they have been treating sick and dehydrated children, they ve been delivering the babies of women who have gone into labourand, the babies of women who have gone into labour and, tragically, there are also some pregnant women of people from ukraine who have lost their babies at the hospital here in their babies at the hospital here in the sound that is telling me about thatis the sound that is telling me about that is a difficult time for everyone here and of course this is likely to go on for days at a time. t