The European Commission refused to take the side of Hungary and Slovakia in the dispute over the Družba pipeline. The tension with Ukraine is growing even more.
The European Commission responded to the joint letter of the Hungarian and Slovak governments after more than ten days, but in the matter of the Druzhba pipeline, it did not take the side of Budapest and Bratislava against Ukraine. According to the hirado.hu server, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said this on Friday.
- The European Commission did not oppose Ukraine in the dispute over the oil pipeline.
- Hungary claims that Ukraine is blocking oil supplies for political reasons.
- Oil from Russia has not flowed to Hungary and Slovakia since the twenty-seventh of January.
- Orbán and Fico suspect Ukraine of blackmail despite Kyiv’s statements.
- Zelensky rejected Orbán’s satellite evidence, pointing to invisible infrastructure.
The head of Hungarian diplomacy said that the previous day it had been “proven beyond doubt” that the Ukrainians were blocking oil supplies to Hungary for political reasons, and it was clear that there was no physical, technical or engineering reason for the oil blockade.
No deliveries since January
Raw material from Russia does not flow through the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia since January 27. According to Kyiv, the reason is the Russian attack on the oil pipeline facility. Orbán and Fico suspect Ukraine of political blackmail, which claims that it is working to repair damaged infrastructure.
On Monday, Orbán published satellite images that allegedly prove that the operation of the Družba pipeline is not restricted. On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Orbán that the control panel and the underground pipeline of the damaged Druzhba pipeline are not visible from the satellite.
