Hungary has dropped its opposition to a proposed European Union-wide ban on liquified natural gas (LNG) from Russia , bringing the bloc's 19th sanctions package one step closer to reality as Brussels seeks a united front on raising the costs of Moscow's war against Ukraine. Landlocked Hungary and neighboring Slovakia remain the EU's top destinations for Russian fossil fuel, with imports totaling $450 million and $298 million in August, according to data compiled by the Finland-based Centre for