# Hungary keeps the Paks II nuclear contract with Rosatom after the invasion

Date: 2022

After February 2022 Hungary kept and publicly defended the Paks II expansion with Rosatom and Russian finance, even as other Union states cut energy ties. The project is a long-running contract, reaffirmed in the war years.

## People

- Viktor Orbán: https://factrail.ai/people/viktor-orban

## Drivers

- Fossil-fuel subsidies: https://factrail.ai/drivers/energy-fossil-fuel-subsidies

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-agrees-new-deal-with-russia-expand-nuclear-power-plant-2022-04-27/
- https://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade/news/paks-ii

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/hu-paks-ii-russia