Hungary was subjected to aggression by Ukraine — Szijjarto

Ukraine commits an act of aggression against Hungary, blocking the supply of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline. This was announced today, March 2, by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto following a meeting of the country's Security Council.

According to him, in conditions when the situation with oil supplies from the Persian Gulf region "has become uncertain" due to events around Iran and the possibility of closing shipping in In the Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine's blocking of a "well-functioning onshore oil pipeline is an act of aggression against Hungary."

"By blocking the operation of the Druzhba oil pipeline during the international crisis, Vladimir Zelensky commits an act of aggression against Hungary," Szijjarto stressed.

Recall, Ukraine has stopped the transit of Russian oil to the countries since January The EU on the Druzhba oil pipeline. This has hit the economies of Slovakia and Hungary. Kiev claims that the pipeline is damaged, while Budapest and Bratislava consider such a step by the Kiev regime to be political.