Orbán threatens to force Ukraine to restore Druzhba oil transit

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has posted videos on his social media in which he threatens to force Ukraine to restore oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline.

Source: Orbán on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: Orbán said Hungary has political and financial tools to compel Ukraine to resume oil transit.

Quote: "We will win. And we will win by force. We have political and financial tools, and with these we will compel them, unconditionally and preferably as soon as possible, to reopen the Friendship oil pipeline.

I want to make it clear that we will win here, and we will win by force. So I will make no pact; there will be no compromise. We will defeat them. We will break the oil blockade. We will force the Ukrainian to restart deliveries. Not through business, not through agreement, not through compromise, but by force."

Background:

• On 2 March, Orbán claimed satellite images prove there are no obstacles to the pipeline's operation.
• Commenting on this, Zelenskyy said satellite images cannot reveal every detail. He also criticised Orbán and Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico for their selfishness over the Druzhba pipeline situation.

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