OREANDA-NEWS  Since Peter Magyar took office as Hungarian Prime Minister, relations between Moscow and Budapest have changed, but have remained generally friendly, said Alexei Chepa, first Deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Relations. He shared his opinion in a conversation with Lenta.ru".

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov answered a question about planning a telephone conversation between the Russian leader and Hungary's new prime Minister Peter Magyar. According to him, it is not planned yet.

"We know that Hungarians supported the decision to allocate a tranche of 90 billion euros to Ukraine. And we will obviously, taking into account all the changes, act within the framework of the existing situation," Ushakov commented.

He also noted that relations between Russia and Hungary can be called friendly. Meanwhile, he stressed that first of all, countries protect their personal interests and act based on them.

Earlier, the Hungarian Prime Minister refused to completely cut off Russian gas supplies. He stressed that after the end of the conflict in eastern Europe, neither side would want to wage a new cold war in the energy sector.