On February 20, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced that the country has suspended the decision to provide Ukraine with a loan from the European Union amounting to 90 billion euros. The blockage is related to the need to resume oil supplies to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline. In his post on the social network X, he accused Kyiv of "blackmail," explaining that Hungary does not intend to support financial assistance until oil transit is restored.
Szijjarto also noted that the suspension of oil transit was initiated "in coordination with Brussels and the Hungarian opposition," with the aim of creating problems with fuel supplies and influencing the internal political situation ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12.
Furthermore, Prime Minister Viktor Orban confirmed that Hungary will continue to block military loans for Ukraine until the Druzhba pipeline is operational again. On Facebook, he emphasized that Hungary cannot be blackmailed, adding: "As long as Ukraine blocks the oil pipeline, we will not support the 90 billion euro loan."
