Zelenskyy says he does not know what Hungarian delegation is doing in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he does not know what the Hungarian delegation that arrived allegedly to inspect the Druzhba oil pipeline is doing in Ukraine.

Source: Zelenskyy before a meeting with Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, as quoted by Ukrinform and European Pravda

Details: Zelensky said he received information about the visit of the delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Quote: "And what is the delegation doing here? I don't know. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told me that, well, some people arrived. They categorised it as a private trip."

Background:

• Ukraine's Foreign Ministry stated that on the morning of 11 March, a Hungarian "monitoring group" entered the country, though it has no official status or scheduled official meetings.
• The group of Hungarians led by Gábor Czepek, Hungary's State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, announced its intention to visit Ukraine to hold talks on restoring the operation of the Druzhba oil pipeline and to inspect its condition.
• Earlier, Hungary and Slovakia announced plans to send a monitoring mission to the site of the damage to the Druzhba pipeline in the city of Brody in Ukraine's west in order to obtain an expert assessment.

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