Hungary has begun talks with France over an increased role in its nuclear programme, which may eventually lead to replacing Russia at its only nuclear power station, the Financial Times reported (subscription).
The shift, if completed, would mark a significant change of tack in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s pro-Moscow stance, amid ongoing pressure from other EU states to target Russia’s nuclear exports with sanctions over its war in Ukraine, something Orban has resisted.
Budapest has begun to re-evaluate the €12bn ($12.8bn) expansion of its Paks nuclear power station, a project led by Moscow’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom and financed mostly from a Russian state loan, the FT quoted senior government officials as saying.
The shift, if completed, would mark a significant change of tack in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s pro-Moscow stance, amid ongoing pressure from other EU states to target Russia’s nuclear exports with sanctions over its war in Ukraine, something Orban has resisted.
Budapest has begun to re-evaluate the €12bn ($12.8bn) expansion of its Paks nuclear power station, a project led by Moscow’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom and financed mostly from a Russian state loan, the FT quoted senior government officials as saying.
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