LIVE UPDATES: EU Will Not Impose Sanctions Against Russian Gas, Oil - Hungarian PM

"This is information that really requires very, very careful confirmation and study. I don’t want to take Reuter’s word for it, because it’s very difficult to imagine. Our relevant departments will find out if this is really the case. And let's hope it's not. Because if so, the most decisive measures will follow to suppress the activities of this company," Peskov told reporters.

"The government of Japan decided to extend 100 million US dollars in emergency humanitarian assistance to assist the people of Ukraine who are facing hardship in Ukraine and neighbouring countries", the government said in a statement.

"The most important issue for us has been settled in a favourable way: there won't be sanctions that would apply to gas or oil, so Hungary's energy supply is secure in the upcoming period", Orban said Friday.

"We will not leave them [Ukraine] alone. The EU and its Member States will continue to provide coordinated political, financial, material, and humanitarian support. We are committed to provide support for the reconstruction of a democratic Ukraine once the Russian onslaught has ceased", the document added.