Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced that his country will take decisive steps to bypass the oil blockade imposed by Ukraine.
The Operative Information Center-OMM reports that Orban shared this statement on his official Facebook page, addressing the ongoing energy tensions in the region.
According to the Prime Minister, Ukraine's actions are strategically aimed at creating fuel shortages in Hungary ahead of elections. Orban suggested that these measures are intended to destabilize the current administration and facilitate a change in government that aligns more closely with external interests.
"We will not assist in Ukraine's oil blockade; on the contrary, we will break it. Both Brussels and Kiev can be certain of that," Orban stated in his post.
The dispute centers on Ukraine's recent decision to restrict the transit of Russian crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline, a critical energy artery for landlocked Central European nations. Hungary, which remains heavily dependent on Russian energy imports, has consistently opposed EU-wide sanctions on Russian oil and gas, citing national economic security. This latest escalation highlights the deepening rift between Budapest and the European leadership regarding the geopolitical approach to the conflict in Ukraine and regional energy sovereignty.
