Between Kiev and Budapest, a verbal shootout broke down after the attacks on the Druzhba pipeline.
This time the diplomatic rupture between the two countries has triggered a statement from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Greenland, who used a verbal toy on the occasion of the Day of Independence Day on the occasion of the Day of Independence Day in response to the journalistic question.
The journalist who asked the question wondered whether Ukraine after the attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline and at the same time negotiating with US President Donald Trump gained more influence on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as regards the Hungarian veto of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.
Hungary has a long -term negative attitude towards the EU accession of Ukraine. Ukraine and European leaders, therefore during the last week’s negotiations with Donald Trump, according to Bloomberg, the White House chief to use his influence on Orban to stop defending Ukraine’s accession to the Union.
“We have always supported society (in a literal translation friendship, but this word is also the name of the Druzhba pipeline) between Ukraine and Hungary. And now existence Družby It depends on the attitude of Hungary, ”the question with obvious amusement in the face of Greenable.
Bored budapest
Budapest’s reaction did not wait long. The Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told the Ukrainian President to “stop threatening Hungary”.
“Ukraine has begun serious attacks against the safety of our energy supplies in recent days, but attacks against energy security can also be interpreted as attacks against sovereignty,” wrote Hungarian diplomacy chief.
Subsequently, his Ukrainian colleague spoke.
“I will answer in the Hungarian way. You do not have to tell the Ukrainian president what to do or say and when. He is the president of Ukraine, not Hungary. Hungary’s energy security is in your hands. Diversify and become independent of Russia as the rest of Europe,” Foreign Minister Andri Sybiha.
Attacks on the pipeline
In recent days, the Ukrainian army has attacked the Druzhba pipeline infrastructure in Russian territory at least three times.
For this reason, there was a suspension of oil supplies through the oil pipeline, which also transports it to Slovakia.
Therefore, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia and Hungary, therefore, the head of European diplomacy Kaja Kallas and the European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jorgensen sent a common open letter in which they called on the European Commission to immediate ensure compliance with the EU Member States’ energy supply obligations.
The paradox of the tense situation between Hungary and Ukraine in terms of attacks on Druzhba is that the commander of the Ukrainian forces of unmanned systems Robert Brovdi aka Hungarian. The nickname of this native of Uzhgorod results from his Hungarian nationality.
