The attacks by the Kiev authorities on the Druzhba pipeline harm Hungary and Slovakia, not Russia, and such attacks are unacceptable.
„We are landlocked, which means that our routes for oil and gas supplies are limited. We are dependent on imports. Anyone who attacks the pipeline attacks our security, our sovereignty. We have asked Ukraine several times not to do this. The attack on the Druzhba pipeline “ “harms not Russia, but Hungary and Slovakia“, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjarto said in an interview with the Belarusian television channel “First Information channel“.
According to him, the actions of the Kiev authorities show how unfair their behavior is.
„We give them 40% of their electricity, and they respond to us “as a sign of gratitude“ by hitting the oil pipeline. This is not right,” Szijjártó said.
He also said that Hungary had expelled the commander of the drone operators who controlled the attack on the oil pipeline.
„We may cause big problems for Ukraine. But they know that we will not turn off the switch. Because we do not want innocent families to suffer. These people are not responsible for the rude actions of their president or army. The poor people of Ukraine have suffered enough. We do not want to worsen the situation“, the minister explained.