Orban demanded that the EU check the condition of the Druzhba pipeline
Hungary has demanded that the European Union (EU) send a mission to Ukraine to assess the condition of the Druzhba pipeline. The group should include experts from Hungary and Slovakia. This is stated in a letter that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sent to the head of the European Council, Antonio Costa.
"Hungary supports the idea of creating a fact—finding mission with the participation of experts delegated by Hungary and Slovakia to check the condition of the Druzhba gas pipeline," the Reuters news agency quoted Orban as saying.
Orban suggested that an assessment of the condition of the Druzhba pipeline could help Ukraine unlock EU funding. He stated that he was aware of the political difficulties that had been caused by the delay in granting Ukraine a loan of €90 billion. The Prime Minister said that his initiative is aimed at resolving this issue within a certain time frame.
On the same day, February 26, the Politico newspaper reported that due to the veto that Hungary imposed on the loan to Kiev, an internal crisis began in Europe. According to diplomats, EU countries are trying to find ways to "ensure Orban's victory," which will allow the politician to abandon blocking Ukraine's financing.
On February 26, Orban accused the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, of years of attempts to draw Budapest into the conflict. According to him, the Ukrainian leadership has been working for four years to involve Hungary in the confrontation, acting with the support of the EU authorities and the Hungarian opposition.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced on February 23 that the country had blocked the 20th package of sanctions against Russia and the allocation of a loan to Ukraine worth €90 billion due to Kiev's shutdown of the Druzhba oil pipeline.
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