Hungary and Slovakia – a future without Russian gas?

Two countries set to be most impacted by the EU phaseout of Russian gas are Hungary and Slovakia. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said this week that it will be impossible for Hungary to decouple from Russian oil and gas by 2027, triggering Hungary to challenge the European Commission’s latest decision at the European Court of Justice. But what is the reality of Hungary and Slovakia’s options for diversifying away from Russian gas?