Hungary’s talks aimed at ensuring long-term crude oil supplies for the country “are nearing their final stage”, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, but added that “the European Commission has done nothing against Ukrainian measures jeopardising the energy security of Hungary and Slovakia.”
The foreign ministry quoted Péter Szijjártó as saying on the sidelines of a government meeting that “Hungary’s energy supplies are secure despite the challenges you are familiar with” referring to deepening conflicts in the world.
“Regrettably, the European Commission continues in an unacceptable behaviour concerning Ukraine’s practically banning Russian company Lukoil’s shipments to Hungary and Slovakia,” Szijjártó said. The commission should take action since Ukraine’s move “seriously impacts Hungary’s oil supplies,” he said, and noted the association agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, under which the latter party “must not hinder the transit of energy to EU members”. “Despite Ukraine’s violating the association agreement … it is clear that we cannot rely on support from the EC,” Szijjártó said, adding that the Hungarian government was conducting negotiations “full steam” to ensure balanced supplies in the long run.
Concerning gas supplies to Hungary, Szijjártó said they were uninterrupted and unaffected by an escalation of fighting between Russia and Ukraine, adding that supplies were received via the TurkStream pipeline, through Turkiye, Bulgaria and Serbia.
The supply of nuclear fuel is similarly uninterrupted, and sufficient for the long-term operations of the Paks nuclear plant, the minister said.
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The Real Person!
The Real Person!
Ukraine just lust billions in income.
The Real Person!
The Real Person!
Looking for alternatives and having multiple, independent streams of incoming oil is definitely wise, but the best thing to do is exploit such sources ourselves.
Start drilling and fracking, baby!