Hungary asked EU to suspend sanctions on Russian energy, PM says

BUDAPEST, March 9 (Reuters) - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday that he asked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a letter to suspend all sanctions on Russian energy, as that was needed to stop a rise in crude oil prices in Hungary.

Orban also said in a video posted on his Facebook page that he called a government meeting for later in the day to "prevent the price of diesel and gasoline from rising to unbearable levels."