According to Russian “Newspaper” on the 17th, citing Hungarian media sources, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban revealed that he has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin to inquire about the EU's possible use of Russia's frozen assets. Orban said that in his letter, he asked: If the EU uses Russia's frozen assets, how will Russia react? Will Russia consider the voting status of individual EU member states on this issue? Orban went on to say that the response he received was that Russia will take “strong” response measures, but will consider the specific voting situation of each EU member state. Orban also added that Hungary does not support the use of frozen Russian assets because this practice will escalate the situation. As of press time, the Kremlin has yet to publicly respond to the report.

According to Russian “Newspaper” on the 17th, citing Hungarian media sources, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban revealed that he has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin to inquire about the EU's possible use of Russia's frozen assets. Orban said that in his letter, he asked: If the EU uses Russia's frozen assets, how will Russia react? Will Russia consider the voting status of individual EU member states on this issue? Orban went on to say that the response he received was that Russia will take “strong” response measures, but will consider the specific voting situation of each EU member state. Orban also added that Hungary does not support the use of frozen Russian assets because this practice will escalate the situation. As of press time, the Kremlin has yet to publicly respond to the report.