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Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha reacted to a statement by his Hungarian counterpart, Péter Szijjártó, who had earlier accused Ukraine of “attacking” an oil pipeline.
Sibyga wrote about this on social media platform X.
On the morning of August 18, Szijjártó said that “Ukraine has again attacked the oil pipeline leading to Hungary, which caused a halt in oil supplies to the country.” He also “reminded” Ukrainian politicians that “electricity from Hungary plays a key role in Ukraine’s energy supply.”
“Péter, it was Russia, not Ukraine, that started this war and refuses to end it,” Sybiha responded.
He emphasized that Hungary had been told for years that Moscow is an unreliable partner, yet Budapest made “every effort to maintain its dependence on Russia,” even after the start of the full-scale war.
“Now you can send your complaints—and threats—to your friends in Moscow,” the Ukrainian diplomat added.
Last week, Szijjártó accused Ukraine of striking an “important distribution station” of the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia’s Bryansk region.
For context, the European Commission has proposed a legally binding ban on imports of Russian gas and liquefied natural gas to the EU by the end of 2027. The proposal includes measures to ensure that this plan cannot be blocked by Budapest or Bratislava.
In July, Szijjártó spoke about progress on the previously announced new oil pipeline project between Hungary and Serbia and again criticized the EU for moving away from Russian energy resources.
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