Hungarian Overseas Minister Péter Szijjártó has as soon as once more accused Ukraine of finishing up an "assault" on an oil pipeline that precipitated a "suspension of oil provides" to Hungary.
Supply: Szijjártó on Fb, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: The minister didn’t identify the pipeline, however he might have been referring to the Druzhba pipeline – traditionally the channel for Urals crude, which makes up over 50% of Hungary’s imports.
Final week, Szijjártó blamed Ukraine for putting an "essential distribution station" on the Druzhba pipeline in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast.
"This newest assault on our vitality safety is outrageous and unacceptable!" the Hungarian international minister confused on 18 August.
Szijjártó quoted Russian Deputy Vitality Minister Pavel Sorokin as saying that Russian consultants have been engaged on "repairing the pumping station as quick as potential" in order that the pipeline can perform. He additionally complained that it’s nonetheless unknown when provides will resume.
"Brussels and Kyiv have been making an attempt to tug Hungary into the warfare in Ukraine for 3 and a half years, and Ukraine’s more and more frequent assaults on our vitality safety have the identical purpose," Szijjártó fumed.
The international minister reiterated that the Russo-Ukrainian warfare is "not Hungary’s warfare" and emphasised that Hungary "desires to remain on the sidelines" so long as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s authorities is in energy.
"Lastly, a reminder to Ukrainian politicians: electrical energy from Hungary performs a key function in Ukraine’s vitality provide," he added.
Background:
- The European Fee has proposed introducing a legally binding ban on Russian gasoline and LNG imports to the EU by the top of 2027. The proposal contains provisions to make sure the plan can’t be blocked by Budapest or Bratislava.
- In July, Szijjártó introduced progress on a brand new Hungary-Serbia oil pipeline venture that was first unveiled earlier this spring, and as soon as once more criticised the EU for phasing out Russian vitality sources.
Assist Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!