Hungary has frozen Russian assets for $ 925 million - media

A month ago, Hungary reported to freeze only 3,000 euros of Russian assets, and by the end of November the amount reached $ 925 million (€ 870 million). By the end of November, Russian assets frozen by the Hungarian government have increased to $ 925 million by the end of November, Nepszava reports with reference to the European Commission report. At the same time, only a month ago, the Hungarians reported to freeze only € 3,000.

"This is a significant amount even by European standards, moreover, before the November report, the Hungarian state reported to Brussels of the removal At least, in any case, notable: significant sub-assets were discovered in Hungary in November, just when the fight for EU funds with Brussels exacerbated, as the board announced at the end of last month, we recommend freezing some of the subsidies, " Nepszava.

It should be noted that at the end of last month, the commission proposed a plan for compensation to Ukraine for damages from the Russian invasion at the expense of income from investing Russian funds frozen with sanctions. Earlier it was reported that the MPs of the European Parliament agreed to allocate € 18 billion financial support for 2023 to Ukraine.

Recall that Hungary blocked Ukraine's allocation of 18 billion euros of macro -financial assistance in 2023 during a meeting of the Ministers of Finance of the European Union. During the open part of the Council on Economic and Financial Affairs, the head of the Hungarian Ministry of Finance Mikhai Varga opposed the relevant legislative corrections. At the same time, the Hungarian Prime Minister Orban has shot from blocking 18 billion euros of EU assistance for Ukraine.