Hungarian foreign minister outraged by EU proposal to help Ukraine resume Druzhba oil flows

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has lashed out at a proposal by the European Union to help Ukraine restore oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline.

Source: Szijjártó on X (Twitter), European Pravda

Details: Szijjártó described the proposal by EU leaders as a "political game" and said the decisions to end the "oil blockade" against Hungary have come too late.

"After nearly 50 days, the EU Commission has noticed that two member states are under an oil blockade by Ukraine, now promising to resolve the situation. Don't be fooled. This is a political game. Every step was coordinated between Kyiv and Brussels," Szijjártó claimed.

The minister urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to "stop this political theatre" and lift the "oil blockade" against Hungary.

Background:

• On 17 March, it was reported that Ukraine had accepted the EU's proposal, under which the EU will provide financial and expert support to help restore oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline.
• In a letter to EU leaders, Zelenskyy promised to restore oil flow through the Druzhba pipeline in approximately one and a half months.
• Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said Hungary will continue to block key EU decisions important for Ukraine until transit via Druzhba is restored.

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