Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of deliberately blocking Russian oil supplies to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline, describing the situation as a politically motivated attack on Hungary.
Speaking to heightened tensions following United States and Israeli military operations against Iran last week, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline had become even more critical for Hungary’s energy security. Both Orbán and Szijjártó argue that the suspension of oil transit is the result of a political decision by Kyiv, despite reports that the disruption followed damage caused by a Russian strike in late January.
Szijjártó claimed that a so-called “Berlin–Brussels–Kyiv axis” had decided to prevent the resumption of transit, alleging that the move was coordinated with Hungary’s opposition Tisza party. He said the decision was intended to weaken Hungary economically and influence domestic politics ahead of elections.
According to Szijjártó, the alleged decision would drive fuel prices in Hungary sharply higher, and he accused European and Ukrainian actors of acting in the political interests of the opposition.
Source: commonspace.eu with European Pravda and Ukrainska Pravda
