Kiev is trying to pressure Budapest into supporting its EU bid by halting the transit of Russian oil, the prime minister has said
Ukraine’s decision to block the delivery of Russian oil to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline is “blatant political blackmail,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said.
The transit of oil via the pipeline has remained on hold since late January, with Kiev blaming Russia and accusing it of damaging the infrastructure. Moscow has denied the claims.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Orban suggested that Ukraine is able to resume supplies, but is not doing so in order “to pressure us to support their EU membership and…
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