On Tuesday, the Prime Minister published a post on Facebook under the title ‘We won’t give in to Zelenskyy’s blackmail’ with which he enclosed the letter he began as follows: “I am writing to you concerning the oil transfer via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary that is currently blocked by Ukraine.”
According to Mr Orbán, “As confirmed by recently published satellite evidence, there is no technical or operational reason that would prevent the pipeline from reverting to normal operations immediately.”
“The lack of willingness on the side of Ukraine to reopen the Druzhba pipeline is due to purely political reasons, with the intention to interfere in the ongoing Hungarian election campaign,” the Prime Minister pointed out.
Mr Orbán recalled: “In the past week, together with Slovakia, we attempted to find a solution through diplomatic channels. Among others, we proposed a fact-finding mission with the participation of experts from Hungary and Slovakia to assess the status of the pipeline in Ukraine.”
“All our efforts were rejected,” he added.
He also wrote: “Even though Ukraine’s actions violate its legal obligations towards the European Union; we have no reason to believe that legal remedies under international and EU law would yield tangible results in restoring our energy supply in the short term.”
“Therefore, I call on the European Commission to support Hungary in neutralising the energy weapon used by Ukraine. I expect the European Commission to increase political pressure on Ukraine not to undermine the energy security of Hungary and Slovakia. I also expect the European Commission to enforce relevant provisions of the EU – Ukraine Association Agreement,” the Prime Minister listed.
Mr Orbán laid down: “We cannot accept foreign interference in our democratic processes and we will repel all such attempts.”
“In this spirit I would like to inform you that until Ukraine returns to normality, I am not in a position to support any decision in the European Union that favours Ukraine,” the Prime Minister wrote in conclusion.
