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Is Hungary shifting the focus of its nuclear sector from Russia to France?

Trucks and excavators work in the area of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant to prepare the new Paks II construction works on September 10, 2022, in Paks, southern Hungary. AFP - ATTILA KISBENEDEK

Hungary is in talks with France about the possibility of enlarging the French role in refurbishing its nuclear programme. This could eventually lead to the replacement of Russia at Hungary's only atomic power plant, marking a shift in Prime Minister Viktor Orban's pro-Moscow stance.

Despite pressure from other EU states anxious to target Russia's nuclear exports with sanctions because of the war in Ukraine, Orban has maintained his cooperation with Russia.

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