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U.S. Temporarily Lifts Sanctions on Paks Nuclear Expansion

6/29/2025

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Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto revealed that the U.S. has temporarily lifted sanctions on the Paks Nuclear Power Plant expansion, allowing limited transactions for six months. This development, led by Russia's Rosatom, comes amid ongoing delays and anticipated disputes with the EU regarding energy relations, leaving the project's future uncertain.

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Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto revealed that the U.S. has temporarily lifted sanctions on the Paks Nuclear Power Plant expansion, allowing limited transactions for six months. This development, led by Russia's Rosatom, comes amid ongoing delays and anticipated disputes with the EU regarding energy relations, leaving the project's future uncertain.