Hungarian Overseas Minister Péter Szijjártó has mentioned Budapest acquired a response from the European Fee 10 days after sending a joint letter with Slovakia relating to the suspension of Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, and that the Fee "didn’t aspect with them".

Supply: Hungarian information web site Index

Quote: "Within the letter they didn’t aspect with Hungary and Slovakia in any respect – they declare that Hungary and Slovakia don’t have any provide issues. They get up for the Ukrainians and don’t defend EU member states. Furthermore, Brussels has shamefully colluded with Croatia in an try to hinder the import of Russian oil to Slovakia and Hungary by sea."

Particulars: Szijjártó claimed that legally each nations have the complete proper to purchase Russian seaborne oil so long as they can not obtain it through pipeline (the EU choices made an exception for Russian pipeline oil).

"It is a clear and legitimate EU choice. However regardless of this, the European Fee has colluded with Croatia to dam the provision of Russian oil by sea," the minister mentioned.

Quote: "It is a shameful and outrageous state of affairs, so it’s much more essential that we win the elections – as a result of solely a sovereign nationwide authorities can assure that family utility payments in Hungary will stay low sooner or later and that sovereign choices on vitality provide will likely be made in Hungary."

Background:

• Additionally on 6 March, the European Fee confirmed that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has requested a gathering with European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen.
• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has mentioned he’ll block a €90 billion EU mortgage for Ukraine till transit through the Druzhba pipeline is resumed, and Hungary's vitality minister has mentioned the nation will take authorized steps if transit just isn’t resumed inside three days.

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