Hungary Seeks Sanctions Exemption: Who Exactly is Being Punished?
RT reports that Hungary's PM Viktor Orban will plead with the US for an exemption from sanctions on Russian oil giants. Meanwhile, the EU's 'punishment' for Russia has somehow managed to hamstring Europe's own energy security and economic stability more effectively than it has disrupted Moscow's war machine. The spectacle of an EU nation lobbying the US for permission to conduct its own foreign
policy, while European citizens face surging energy costs, is a masterclass in vassalage. This isn't about sanctioning Russia; it’s about weaponizing economic influence. The US, which just happens to be a major LNG exporter to Europe—at a significantly higher price than Russian gas—sits pretty. Meanwhile, Europe kneecaps its manufacturing base. One might wonder if the real 'geopolitical stability'
being protected here is the one where American energy companies get a bigger slice of the European pie.