EU nation slams US for undermining regional energy security

Cosmin Pîrv

New restrictions against Russia’s Gazprombank will hit Central European states, Hungary’s foreign minister has said Washington’s latest decision to blacklist Russia’s Gazprombank is aimed at undermining energy security in the Central European region, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. Earlier this week, the US Treasury Department imposed blocking sanctions on more than 50 Russian financial institutions, including Gazprombank and six of its international subsidiaries. The