- Viktor Orbán claims that the Ukrainians are behind the blocking of the Druzhba pipeline.
- He compared them to the actors of the attack on the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
- Orbán called on Brussels to support Hungary and Slovakia.
- The Prime Minister claims that technically nothing prevents the resumption of oil transportation through the Druzhba.
The same actors who “blow up” the Nord Stream gas pipeline are behind the blocking of the Druzhba pipeline. He declared it Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán on Thursday in Washington after the first meeting of the Peace Council initiated by US President Donald Trump. According to the hirado.hu server, the prime minister clarified that they are Ukrainians, reports the TASR correspondent in Budapest.
Orbán emphasized that Brussels must stand on the side of the two member states of the European Union, Hungary and Slovakia, vis-à-vis Ukraine in the matter of the Družba pipeline. “We see it the same way as the Slovaks, and this is also confirmed by reports that the Druzhba pipeline is operational. There are no technical obstacles for the Ukrainians to start transporting oil. There is nothing to discuss, it is a fact.” added the prime minister.
Orbán he underlined that Ukrainian actions cannot threaten the energy security of any member state of the European Union. “However, they are currently threatening her,” he added. On Thursday, February 12, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the transit of Russian oil to Eastern Europe through the Ukrainian part of the pipeline Druzhba has been suspended since January 27 following a Russian attack on an oil pipeline facility in the town of Brody in the Lviv region.
