Hungary will veto EU sanctions on Russian on nuclear energy - PM Orban

FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a media briefing in Budapest, Hungary, December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Marton Monus

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will veto any European Union sanctions against Russia affecting nuclear energy, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.

Ukraine has called on the 27-nation EU to include Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom in sanctions but Hungary, which has a Russian-built nuclear plant it plans to expand with Rosatom, has blocked that.