Ukraine's Ministry of Overseas Affairs has refuted statements by Hungary's Overseas Minister Peter Szijjarto that Hungary's diplomat in Kyiv was promised resumption of Druzhba oil pipeline operations in alternate for "cash and weapons".
Supply: Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine's Ministry of Overseas Affairs, in a remark to journalists, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: Hungary's international minister posted a video on Fb wherein he claimed that Ukraine's international ministry had summoned Hungary's consultant for talks.
Throughout the assembly, Ukrainian officers allegedly made it clear that in alternate for resuming oil provides to Hungary by way of the Druzhba oil pipeline they wished weapons and cash.
Szijjarto possible meant a €90 billion EU mortgage for Ukraine, the approval of which Budapest is obstructing.
"They acknowledged that there isn’t any bodily or technical cause to not resume transportation; there are solely political causes. Additionally they made it clear that they need weapons and cash in alternate for resuming transportation of oil to Hungary," Szijjarto mentioned.
The Ukrainian consultant mentioned that Minister Szijjarto had unfold false theses and utterly distorted the content material of the assembly with Hungary's chargé d'affaires.
This was the rationale why the Hungarian diplomat was summoned for talks once more. On the second assembly, they had been knowledgeable that it was unacceptable to misrepresent the content material of the dialog.
"At conferences at MFA there have been no indicators from the Ukrainian aspect, specifically, that 'resumption of oil provides in direction of Hungary by way of the Druzhba oil pipeline is blocked for political causes'. The topic was statements by Prime Minister Orban about potential threats to Hungary's essential power infrastructure," Tykhyi defined.
He mentioned Hungary was knowledgeable, specifically, that Ukraine is able to present Hungary with help to guard its amenities.
Background:
- Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote an open letter to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 26 February wherein he accused him of performing in opposition to Hungary's pursuits.
- On 25 February, Orbán claimed there’s a "Ukrainian risk" to Hungary's power system and introduced the deployment of troops to guard the power infrastructure.
- Hungary has blocked a €90 billion EU mortgage for Ukraine by refusing to vote in favour of one of many three items of laws accredited by the European Parliament which can be required to launch the funds.
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