Sanctions on Russian oil and gas are a "red line" for Hungary, according to Orban.

Viktor Orban, Hungary's freshly re-elected prime minister, stated on Wednesday that Hungary will oppose any move by the EU to extend sanctions on Russian oil gas.

He also rejected the dispute with Brussels on the rule of law.

In Sunday's legislative election, Orban won a fourth term as prime minister after his nationalist-populist Fidesz party received more than 53% of the vote and a two-thirds parliamentary "s....