By Nicholas Earl Hungary has urged the European Union (EU) not to impose new sanctions on Russia, warning that further measures would escalate the supply crisis and hurt the continent. The country’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a statement: “The EU should … stop mentioning an eighth package of sanctions, should stop flagging measures that would only further deepen the energy supply crisis.” The EU has brought in a raft of measures following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, including planned phase outs of Kremlin-backed coal and oil imports. Hungary managed to secure compro…