Hungarian government wants to protect president who deported Ukrainian children from sanctions
In the latest round of sanctions, the European Union would sanction 71 individuals who actively support Russia’s war against Ukraine. But Hungary would remove three people from the list. One of them is a man who helped deport Ukrainian children.
Newest Sanctions
In the latest round of sanctions, the European Union would sanction 71 individuals who actively support Russia’s war against Ukraine, as proposed by High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell. Hungary would, however, remove three people from the list, according to independent sources, Szabad Európa reported.
The three persons whose sanctioning Hungary would not allow are as follows:
Russian Deputy Minister for Defence
Deputy Minister of Defence Tatiana Viktorovna Shevtsova is responsible for the budget and financial activities of the Russian Ministry of Defence. This means that she decides on the salaries of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine and the financing of the war. This is Josep Borrell’s justification for sanctioning her. The United Kingdom, Canada and Australia have already put Shevtsova on the sanctions list.
Head of Belarusian Railways
Vladimir Mikhailovich Morozov is the head of the Belarusian Railways. The company provides the link between Russia and Belarus, and as such is helping Russian war logistics, says the reason for the sanctions. Canada already has Morozov on its sanctions list.
President deporting Ukrainian children
Rustam Nurgaliyevich Minnikhanov is the president of Tatarstan, one of the Russian republics. In his role, he facilitates the illegal and forced deportation of Ukrainian children to camps in Tatarstan, including the Miras camp in the Zelenodolsky District. This is a violation of the rights of Ukrainian children and of Ukrainian law, the High Commissioner said in his statement. Minnikhanov was previously placed on the US sanctions list.
Not the first time not agreeing with sanctions
Similar attempts have been made by the Hungarian government in the past. Last summer, there was a furore when, in the face of a Hungarian veto, the EU finally refused to put Patriarch Kirill, a staunch supporter of Putin and war, on the sanctions list.
The government has also tried to get several Russian oligarchs removed from the EU sanctions list. However, these attempts have failed.
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