Hungary has agreed to concessions on sanctions against Russia, but there's a condition, according to Politico.

Hungary has agreed at the last minute to endorse the extension of sanctions against Russia. Budapest will make concessions in exchange for a statement addressing its concerns regarding "energy security."

This information is reported by Politico.

European Union ambassadors are set to convene for an extraordinary meeting on the morning of January 27, after which the agreement will be formally finalized at a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, according to one diplomat.

Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Kyiv is prepared to negotiate a deal for the supply of Azerbaijani gas to Hungary and Slovakia, provided that the Kremlin does not benefit from it.

Turkey has also joined the fray: its ambassador to the EU, Faruk Kaymakcı, announced that Ankara is ready to replace Ukraine as a transit country.

It is known that the threat of a veto from Hungary has raised serious alarms, particularly from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

“If (Orban. – Mind) truly blocks European sanctions at a crucial moment for the war, it will become absolutely clear that in this grand game for the security and future of Europe, he is playing on Putin's team, not ours. With all the consequences that follow from this,” the official wrote on social media platform X.

One EU diplomat noted that Hungary is “playing with fire” and “undermining transatlantic relations” by blocking sanctions. Another diplomat remarked that Hungarians “love drama.”

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that Orban devised a new form of blackmail to force Ukraine to resume the transit of Russian gas to Hungary. To this end, he plans to threaten his EU colleagues with blocking sanctions against the Russian Federation, “pulling the emergency brake.”