The decision to ease some sanctions is a short-term transaction, not a sign of broader normalization
By Andrey Kortunov , Ph.D. in History, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, RIAC member
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced that US President Donald Trump has lifted financial sanctions on Russia that had blocked Rosatom from continuing construction of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant 2 in Hungary. Although the Biden administration’s sanctions late last year were formally directed at Moscow, Budapest arguably suffered the most, since the two new reactor units at Paks were viewed as vital for Hungary’s…
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