Energy security policy of Poland and Hungary in the context of the Russian Federation war with Ukraine. A comparative analysis
Energy security policy of Poland and Hungary in the context of the Russian Federation war with Ukraine. A comparative analysis

Summary/Abstract: The 2022 conflict between Russia and Ukraine highlighted the ex-tent to which European Union member states rely on Russian energy resourc-es. This article aims to conduct a comparative analysis of the energy securitypolicies of Poland and Hungary during the energy crisis in Europe caused bythe war in Ukraine between 2022 and 2023. To achieve the research purposementioned above, the following research questions were formulated: 1. Whatstance did Hungary and Poland take regarding the EU’s proposal for sanctionsagainst the Russian Federation in the field of energy raw materials? 2. Whatactions did the governments of Hungary and Poland take to reduce their de-pendence on Russian energy raw materials?The following methods were used in the research: decision-making method,comparative method, analysis of the foundational research and statisticalmethod. The analysis showed that the Polish government’s policy was fo-cused on reducing its reliance on Russian energy imports and the need to findan alternative to eastern suppliers. The pro-Russian government of Hungary,on the other hand, was opposed to abandoning Russian energy resourcesand lacked a developed plan to shift away from them.

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