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Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto emphasized that Ukraine once again attacked the oil pipeline to Hungary, cutting the supply, adding: “This latest attack on our energy security is vile and unacceptable.”

Referring to Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin, who said that experts were working to restore the substation necessary for the operation of the pipeline but could not yet say when deliveries would resume, Szijjarto stated:

“Brussels and Kyiv have been trying for 3.5 years to drag Hungary into the war in Ukraine. These repeated attacks by Ukraine on our energy supply serve the same purpose. Let me be clear: this is not our war. We have nothing to do with it, and as long as we are in power, Hungary will remain outside this war.”

Szijjarto added: “Finally, a reminder to Ukrainian decision-makers: electricity from Hungary plays a vital role in meeting your country’s energy needs...”

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responded to Szijjarto’s statement by saying:

“Peter, it is not Ukraine that started this war and refuses to end it, but Russia. Hungary has been told for years that Moscow is an unreliable partner. Nevertheless, Hungary has made every effort to maintain its dependence on Russia, even after the full-scale war began. Now you can direct your complaints and threats to your friends in Moscow.”