Hungary has suspended diesel fuel deliveries to Ukraine, linking the move directly to the ongoing halt of crude oil transit towards Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline. The announcement was made on Wednesday in Budapest by Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó following a government meeting reviewing the situation.
Diesel shipments tied to oil transit dispute
According to Szijjártó, crude shipments through the pipeline stopped on 27 January and have not resumed despite technical feasibility. He described the suspension as a “political decision” taken by Ukrainian leadership, specifically pointing to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The minister argued that Hungary’s halt of diesel exports was a direct response. Deliveries will not restart, he said, until oil flows towards Hungary are restored. He framed the situation as political pressure intended to influence Budapest’s positions on the war, EU accession prospects for Ukraine, and energy policy.
Hungary still has months of supply left
Despite the disruption, the government insists Hungary’s energy supply remains secure. Szijjártó stated that the country holds strategic reserves sufficient for more than three months, and authorities have already begun decisions on how to utilise part of these stocks.
Hungary has also taken steps to diversify supply routes. Earlier we reported that, together with Slovakia, Budapest informed the European Commission that both countries may rely on an EU provision allowing maritime imports of Russian crude if pipeline deliveries are blocked. Hungarian oil company MOL has already ordered shipments expected to arrive via the Adriatic route by mid-March.
In case you missed it: Hungary seeks Croatia’s help to secure Russian oil supplies while putting the blame on Ukraine.
Slovakia moves in parallel
As PrivátBankár.hu reported, developments in Slovakia mirror Hungary’s response. Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed that state reserves will release 250,000 tonnes of crude to the refinery Slovnaft after pipeline flows were halted. Slovnaft has also stopped diesel exports to Ukraine and redirected production entirely to the domestic market.
Fico emphasised that Slovakia faces no immediate fuel shortage, noting that reserve supplies should cover the period until alternative tanker shipments reach Europe and are transported inland.
Have you heard? Radical Ukrainian officer targets Hungary: ‘We could be there in 2 minutes’.
Coordinated political stance
Reports indicate that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Fico coordinated the timing of their countries’ export suspensions. The parallel measures underline growing regional tensions over energy transit during the war. Both governments maintain that their actions are merely defensive, rather than escalatory, stressing that national energy security remains intact despite the pipeline disruption.
This could easily backfire! Why? Because Hungary and Slovakia has profited handsomely from the revenue. If someone else delivers, it will be difficult to reverse the situation.
The transportation of Russian crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline through Ukraine has been halted since late last month due to large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Slovakia and Hungary have blamed Ukraine for the halt in oil transportation.
Of course, it’s Ukraine’s fault again because Ukraine don’t capitulate! Same principle as with the EU. Russia is always innocent in Hungary’s eyes. With friends like these, who needs enemies?
Did you think Hungary has no secret services, or what?
The Hungarian agencies KNOW the repairs are complete. The foreign minister said as much.
Furthermore, In case of a vismajor, Hungary is allowed to take Russian oil deliveries through Croatia, ratified by EU law.
So, Ukraine is breaking law, by not reopening the pipeline.
Croatia is breaking the law, by not allowing Hungarian oil from Russia to pass through, despite the EU legislation obliges it.
And the Commie-shion is breaking the law, by not intervening, and enforcing EU law on Croatia.
And you call Hungary, the only party in this conflict, that is not actively breaking EU law at fault? You are insane.
And how did Hungary profit from it? Isn’t Ukraine, and Croatia getting paid transit fees? You make less sense then a schizophrenic drug-junkie.
How do you know that? Are you part of the intelligence service or do you have access to intelligence information? I hope you obtained permission to make this statement beforehand. Or what? Do you have proof or is this just hearsay? Without evidence, it’s worthless.
You haven’t cited any sources! Where can I find this information? Don’t just make empty claims. A discussion without evidence is pointless. I don’t know of any legal basis that states this, so it’s up to you to prove it to me. So, my specific question is, where is this written?
I didn’t write that! Provide proof!! I wrote: Hungary, of course, doesn’t have to abide by EU treaties if it doesn’t suit it… But here, someone is actually adhering to EU treaties, and now the EU is supposed to break the law
Thank you for this civilized tone. It’s a good thing no Ukrainian or the EU wrote this. It’s not about the transit costs, but about the fact that the oil for Ukraine has to be paid for, and not by Hungary itself. Hungary gets the money! I think you’re having some trouble understanding the issue.
As I told you, the foreign minister told it in public broadcast. What do you mean, how did I get the information, that a minister shared publicly? It is literally public.
Oh, I know, you don’t speak Hungarian, so you have no access to Hungarian news. Well, too bad. I won’t translate and subtitle a 30 minute video interview for you.
Hugnary having a right to have Russian oil shipped via sea:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/879/oj
According to Article 3, paragraph 3(d) of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/879, which amended the EU’s oil embargo, landlocked member states like Hungary are permitted to temporarily substitute pipeline deliveries with seaborne imports of Russian crude if pipeline supply is disrupted.
(I quote an AI, because I have no patience reading the legaliese on the regulation.)
That is enough to prove that Croatia and the Commission are breaking the rules here.
Then, did you actually think Ukraine paid for the fuel Hugnary gives them?! Lol, no. That is aid. Humanitarian aid. Hungary gets nothing. The same with electricity, and natural gas.
Ukraine is fucking vermin, that lives on Hungarian aid, and the attacks the very hand that feeds it.
Are you trying to pull my leg? The document 879/2022 you published only contains amendments to the original Regulation 833/2014. The problem is that Article 3 doesn’t even exist in this amendment because there was no amendment to it. The amendment only started with Article 3m.
You really need to look at the original Regulation 833/2014, and there’s nothing in there like your nonsense. Your knowledge of the law is clearly lacking. You might be able to confuse others who don’t work with legal texts. In my opinion, you have no understanding of legal texts and are just a big blowhard.
In 833/2014, Article 3, paragraph 3 (3d doesn’t exist at all), it states: Annex II includes certain technologies suitable for use in the oil industry for use in deep-sea and Arctic oil exploration and production, as well as in shale oil projects in Russia.
Here’s the Regulation of Origin:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014R0833
I can fool myself just fine, thank you.
To dispel a common Hungarian myth, this is what Hungary is providing to Ukraine as free aid until August 2025:
28 tons of food and 100,000 liters of vehicle fuel on February 28, 2022!
Here to read: https://hungarytoday.hu/hungary-aid-ukraine-transcarpathia-szijjarto/
Anyone who wants to can also read about it on Wikipedia. Just Google it!
Regulation 2022/879 is only an amending regulation, meaning it only publishes changes to individual articles. You really need to look at the original Regulation 833/214, not at what you’re writing about.
There is only one Article 3, paragraph 3 (there is no 3d at all), and it states: Annex II shall include certain technologies suited to the oil industry for use in deep water oil exploration and production, Arctic oil exploration and production, or shale oil projects in Russia.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014R0833
You don’t seem to have much experience with legal texts. You’re just a windbag. You might impress those inexperienced with legal texts with your rambling, but I’ve met too many like you for it to work on me.
Besides, I have no desire to engage with your hallucinations, because it leads nowhere. Go ahead and insult me, I don’t care, because I won’t respond.
It doesn’t fucking matter that it is an amending regulation.
Once something is amended, that law includes the amendment.
That is the definitions of the amendment. Are you retarded?
February 24, 2025
EU member states spent more on fossil fuels from Russia last year than on financial aid to Ukraine. This is the finding of a study by the research institute CREA.
Despite all sanctions and efforts to become less dependent on Russian oil and gas, the EU imported only one percent less fossil fuels from Russia last year. The value of these imports of oil, gas, and petroleum products fell by six percent to €21.9 billion, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
This means that spending on Russian energy in the third year of the invasion exceeded the €18.7 billion in financial aid that the EU provided to Ukraine, the independent research institute from Helsinki reported.
So much for Hungary providing it for free. The only thing Hungary handed over to Ukraine free of charge can be read here:
https://hungarytoday.hu/hungary-aid-ukraine-transcarpathia-szijjarto/
It can also be found on Wikipedia.
Until now, I at least believed you were capable of understanding what I write. I now have serious doubts about that.
With this statement, you demonstrate that you have absolutely no clue. The EU enacts regulations, not laws. This is perhaps comparable to an amendment to a treaty. One could also consider these regulations as extended treaties. Laws exist only in nation-states. The more you write, the more you reveal your true colors.
I will not answer your question about whether I am mentally disabled, because it is merely polemics intended to steer the discussion away from substance and reduce it to the level of vulgar language. Conversely, you should answer that question for yourself. What you are saying here is completely unfounded; you are simply making empty claims and hoping that no one can verify them. That is utterly despicable.
Through your choice of words, you are trying to intimidate the other writers here with absurd inventions and descriptions, pretending that what you write has substance, even though it is actually nonsense.
Finally.
We should’ve done it a lot sooner.
And in fact, I dislike, that we waited to have the “We would deliver, but sadly got no oil”. excuse. It takes a lot of potential out of the action.
Now, why do we continue to send electricity and natural gas to these vermin again?
The Slovak government has declared an oil emergency regime due to a lack of oil supplies. The state of emergency will be in effect from February 19 until September 30 this year.
According to documents filed with the government, oil will reach Slovakia via the Adria pipeline starting in Croatia in 20-30 days. In the meantime, the government has decided to release strategic oil reserves at the request of the Slovnaft refinery.
In any case, they are a bit more flexible and will probably accept the Croatian conditions, since they will receive oil via Croatia.
You just proved how clueless you are, Peter,
Hungary transport and refines all “Slovak” oil. Slovakia, gets nothing, except from Hungary, and only end-products.
Sure there is a refinery in Slovakia. Guess who owns Slovneft? Hungary does.
So no, there is no Hungary and Slovakia. There is only the Hungarian Oil Import Corporation (MOL). And there are two governments dependent on it.
Thanks for enlightening me about my ignorance! I’m sure you have considerably more of that quality. It’s fortunate I met such an educated person who also masters street slang in all its nuances and isn’t afraid to use it.
The refinery is located in Slovakia, and that’s all I wrote. You can try to deflect with ownership issues, insults, and transit costs, but that only demonstrates your weak argumentative skills.
Once again, the refined products have to be paid for, because Hungary doesn’t supply them for free, and the money doesn’t come from Hungary.
Thank you for your interesting comment, Dear Peter.
Our Márk is very knowledgeable, and, with your stimulus, I had a good opportunity to gain more from that.
Trying to gaslight?
No, I won’t let you get away with it:
“In any case, they are a bit more flexible and will probably accept the Croatian conditions, since they will receive oil via Croatia.”
There is literally 1 contract. You can not negotiate twice 1 contract. I explained the ownership structure, because to me, that obviously meant, that Slovakia and Hungary are unable to separately negotiate conditions. It is literally impossible for a single corporation be simultaneously sanctioned, and not sanctioned. I though that was so obvious, it didn’t need further explanation.
Obviously I was overestimating you.
And I am sorry to say, but I am an educated engineer, with a VERY good carrier, so much so, that it is in fact confidential, spending lot of my time flying all over Europe.
The fact, that I am using savage words is my personal choice. I could respond diplomatically, with adequate retorts about the cognitive deficit you are representing here. But I am no diplomat. I’m an engineer, and if we fuck thing up, people die. So my job demand that I am frank, straightforward, and crude. And you should be thankful, unless you want the damn bridge you are on to collapse because someone wanted to flatter instead of calling a shit work shit.
I’m sorry, then you’ll have to contact the Prime Minister of Slovakia and the refinery there, because they and the Czech Republic published this information. I’m just the reporter.
Your criticism doesn’t affect me at all. Why are you always going on about ownership? That’s completely irrelevant, and even if you stand on your head about it, it won’t change anything. It is what it is. And what’s with the sanctions? That makes absolutely no sense in this context. Nobody is being sanctioned here.
I could already tell you were just an engineer, given your limited knowledge of the law. But in your eyes, a good engineer knows everything and is, of course, also familiar with international contract law. I understand.
Just be careful you don’t have a heart attack if you keep fixating on something so pointless. That’s my advice, but I’m not grateful for your nonsense. I stand by what I said: You’re just a windbag.
Slovnaft now also has the option of obtaining crude oil from Croatia via the Adria oil pipeline. However, according to the refinery, it will take another 20 to 30 days before this capacity can be fully utilized. The state will now bridge this gap.
Addendum:
Left without supplies through the Druzhba oil pipeline, Slovakia has decided to do what the rest of the European Union wants it to do. Refining company Slovnaft, which has been 100 percent dependent on Russian oil, has ordered seven tankers from Saudi Arabia, Norway, Kazakhstan and Libya, Reuters reported. The crude will be delivered to a Croatian port due to the cessation of pumping via Druzhba, CEO Gabriel Szabo said on Wednesday, and from there via the Adria pipeline.
The purchases will allow the Slovnaft refinery, to restore operations to full capacity from April. Until then, output will be reduced – from the middle of next week, oil will be taken from strategic reserves, which, according to EU regulations, must contain at least 90 days’ worth of raw materials. “There are no risks to security of supply in the short term,” a European Commission spokesman said the day before. The EU is consulting with Ukraine on the timing of the Druzhba repair, he added.
And what about Hungary? Will it remain in Russia’s bed?
The Czech Republic is also ready to help Slovakia by sending a “small volume” of oil via Druzhba in the opposite direction. The pipeline also reaches the Czech Republic, but they stopped receiving Russian crude much earlier. Economy Minister Havlicek said larger shipments would require technical changes, which he discussed with Slovak Prime Minister: “We are ready to immediately start preparing technical and investment measures and ensure [larger] shipments within a year.”
And who helps Hungary? No volunteers in sight!
‘And who helps Hungary?’
XI, Netanyahu, Vucic, Meloni, Putin, Erdogan, and Trump, for starters.
We may not see it, Sehr Geehrte Herr Schmidt, but, help will arrive.
Vučić himself needs help and has nothing to offer Hungary that Hungary could possibly need. Certainly not oil. To Orbán’s disappointment, Meloni has never helped Hungary and won’t in the future, as she herself depends on the EU’s goodwill. Erdoğan is only interested in himself and in establishing a kind of Islamic republic with Erdoğan as a pseudo-Trump. Netanyahu and Putin have other enormous problems and are glad they don’t have to worry about Hungary as well. Trump will only help Orbán if Orbán humiliates himself before him daily, and as we’ve seen, that can change very quickly. So, not too much help! With Xi, Hungary would be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. That’s something one shouldn’t wish on Hungary.
You also seem to speak German. My language skills aren’t sufficient for a conversation in that language. But perhaps you also speak Swahili?
@ Peter Schmidt,
Vucic helps 3 ways:
1, there is a border Hungary don’t have to defend. Being surrounded by people that want you erased makes you appreciate a border you don’t have to station troops near.
2, a Serbian dependence on Hungary ensure Russian loyalty. Great Powers do what they want. They aren’t loyal. However, Russia loves Serbia, and if Serbia’s survival depends on Hungary, Russia will help Hungary. When Ukraine falls, Hungary will be the land-bridge between Russia and Serbia, an essential lifeline to Serbia, and the only secure way to ensure Serbia can be supplied from Russia.
3,Did I mention, that Hungary has beef with every neighbor except Serbia? Well Serbia too. And some of those neighbors are the same. And you know the saying: “The enemy of my enemy..”
Meloni is a traitor sure. But Italy is just a bankrupt shithole overrun by migrants. So it doesn’t matter.
Erdogan does help Hungary a lot. As Hungarians are pseudo-turkic people, the Turks believe Hungarians a brotherly-people. Erdogan helped Hungary kick-start it’s military industry, with the factories that produce the Gidrán armored vehicle, and there are many more military technological cooperation.
Hungary also needs Russian gas, and that gas comes from the Turkstream. Do I need to tell you more, why that makes Turkey a key ally to Hugnary? OK, let’s you see, Turk-stream goes through Bulgaria. And Bulgaria once wanted to stop Russian gas coming to Hugnary. Then a Turkish army excersize at the Bulgarian border made them very fast reconsider the idea.
Netanyahu, evne if I consider him a war criminal, did invest in the Hungarian military industry big time. It is widely known, that Israeli weapons are top notch. Now, that is true for many Hungarian wepons thanks to Netanyahu’s contributions.
Putin single-handedly could destroy the Hungarian economy. It is not an overstatement, that he is the most important ally for Hungary. He is goin to conquer Ukraine, give the parts claimed by Hungary back, have an another border, where there are no enemies to Hungary, gives a huge open market, void of European competitors, and an actual strategy to survive, once we leave the EU through the land-brige.
Trump loves Orbán. Orbán was there when no one believed Trump could win the president. Then he lost, and all his “friends” turned on him. Except Orbán. And Orbán supported him throught his second campaign too.
He literally sent his foreign minister to Hungary just to flatter the Hugnarian government and campaign for the elections. Let that sink in.
Xi is a special case: Hungary has a central Asian origin (part of why the Turks think Hungary is Turkic), but guess what else is next to central Asia: China. Indeed, the Chinese think that the Hungarians are the descendants of the Huns, the splinter faction from a nation that conquered China, and integrated into their society. So they also think Hungarians are a brotherly-people.
But it is far more then that. Remember, that Hungary was behind the Iron curtain? Well China was also a communist nation, and Hungary was the very first communist nation, that supported China after the China-USSR war. And the relations from the allied communist era did not deteriorate. Indeed, China is the second biggest investor to Hungary after the Germans, and in recent years, the biggest. Can you imagine, what a Chinese market means for a Hungary, that has to leave the EU? Endless opportunities, and demand for everything.
Schmidt is a German name, and I also thought you are German.Your opinions are the stereotypical German NPC opinions, force fed by government censored television channels.
Just so you know.
Oh my God, hell couldn’t be worse than Mark’s fantasies! It’s ruled only by hatred, and empathy has no chance of survival. I keep wondering where this bottomless hatred comes from. Something has gone terribly wrong with these “people’s” upbringing!
Mark writes: “And Bulgaria once wanted to stop Russian gas deliveries to Hungary. But a Turkish military exercise on the Bulgarian border prompted them to quickly reconsider this decision.”
It was probably more the threat that Hungary threatened to veto Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro. You can read about it here on Dailynews!
It seems poor Mark is plagued by terrible nightmares, so much so that he can no longer distinguish between dreams and reality. But drugs could also be involved! 🙂 I think I’ve heard that here somewhere before!
“Trump loves Orbán.”
Hopefully only platonic. Otherwise, this will probably be difficult due to the age and the physique of both.
Furthermore, the EU vote on Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Agreement was imminent, and Hungary bluntly stated that it would exercise its veto if Bulgaria raised prices, as there were already transit problems in Ukraine at that time. All of Mark’s claims about war, etc., are simply the product of his daydreams.
With this kind of mental chaos, a normal person probably wouldn’t be able to sleep. Perhaps that’s the reason for Mark’s constant agitation and hyperventilation.
To immediately counter your potential claim that Hungary does not have to agree to Bulgaria’s introduction of the euro, here is the proof.
At least every two years, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission examine whether the non-euro area member states (the so-called ‘member states with a derogation’) fulfil convergence criteria and therefore are ready to introduce the euro. They each issue a convergence report presenting their findings.
The reports are submitted to the Council of the EU for examination and to inform possible subsequent decisions. The ECB and the Commission can also prepare such a report at any time upon a request by a non-euro area country that wants to join the euro area.The Council of the EU decides whether a country can introduce the euro.
The Council adopts such a decision after:
– it has received a proposal from the Commission
– it has received a recommendation from the euro area member states
– it has consulted the European Parliament
– a discussion has taken place in the European Council
The final decision is taken by all EU member states. In EU legislation, this is referred to as the ‘abrogation of the derogation’.
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/join-the-euro-area/
“Your opinions (my opinion) are the stereotypical opinions of German NPCs, imposed on them by state-censored television channels.”
I can only respond by saying that you voluntarily adopt Russian propaganda without even beginning to question it. I understand that, though, because it could lead to cognitive dissonance for you, and we all want to spare you that.
By the way, nobody in a democratic country is forced to adopt any stereotypical opinions, not even in Hungary. Another nice conspiracy theory.
You wrote: “It is not an overstatement, that he (Putin) is the most important ally for Hungary. He is goin to conquer Ukraine, give the parts claimed by Hungary back, have an another border, where there are no enemies to Hungary, gives a huge open market, void of European competitors, and an actual strategy to survive, once we leave the EU through the land-brige.”
My answer is:
Wars are fought not only on battlefields, but also in perceptions and narratives that influence political will and economic expectations. Retired U.S. Air Force general and air force expert Dave Deptula writes about this for Forbes.
“Putin understands this. His strategy now depends less on decisive success on the battlefield and more on convincing the world, particularly the United States, that a Russian victory is inevitable; that further support for Ukraine is futile; and that pragmatic Americans would be wiser to prepare for a beneficial normalization than a prolonged confrontation,” he said.
In particular, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaya Kallas warned that “the greatest threat Russia now poses is that it gains more at the negotiating table than it has achieved on the battlefield.”
“The seeming inevitability of a Russian victory is not a fact. It is only a story. And if you compare it to the reality on the battlefield, that story falls apart. At the operational level, Ukraine has held off Russian ground forces on a frontline of about 1,000 kilometers. It has neutralized Russia’s effective use of the Black Sea and stripped it of its air advantage over Ukrainian-controlled territory – an extraordinary defeat for what was considered a modern air force,” Deptula recalled.
According to the expert, at the tactical level Ukraine has a favorable loss ratio, which ranges from 2.5:1 to 7:1, and in some battles this ratio is even higher.
“Even when Russian troops advance a few kilometers, they do so with huge losses. The casualty figures underscore two basic realities: first, Russia is willing to pay an extraordinary price in human lives for minor territorial gains; second, time plays in Moscow’s favor only if Ukraine’s defenses erode faster than Russia’s human resources and industrial base,” the retired U.S. Air Force general explained.
Deptula stressed that it is not just about breakthroughs, but also about endurance, industrial capacity, and political will. In particular, Russia promises inevitability, but on the front there is “attrition without momentum, loss without advantage, and violence without solution.”
At the same time, the expert said, Ukraine’s will is unquestionable, and it is the West’s resolve that is the uncertain variable.
“Of course, Putin is fighting for more than just territory. He is fighting for his political survival. By presenting the invasion as existential for Russia, he has made it existential for himself. Putin has little political space to change course without redefining the outcome as a success. The longer the war lasts, the more the legitimacy of his regime is questioned. This dynamic helps explain Russia’s willingness to suffer extraordinary losses. Ending the war without tangible gains risks exposing the enormous human and economic costs already incurred,” the general said.
That is why, as Deptula noted, the world now sees not the profile of an inevitable victor, but a regime that is wasting lives to buy time, hoping that Western fatigue or economic temptations will provide what Putin cannot achieve on the battlefield.
“Some argue that Putin’s greatest advantage lies in the dominance of the narrative – that by imposing a story of inevitability, Russia seeks to shape negotiations independently of reality on the battlefield. Narrative matters. But a narrative without power is propaganda,” the author of the piece emphasized.
The expert added that the Russian dictator is betting that the Russian Federation will be able to withstand costs longer than the West, but such an assumption is a fallacy if the West decides to prove it.
“Russia’s vulnerability is real. Its human resource potential is depleted. Its economy is increasingly militarized and fragile. Sanctions have restricted access to technology and capital. And its strategy depends on a safe haven – the belief that its homeland and the infrastructure that supports war remain largely immune from significant consequences. Until the United States and European allies provide Ukraine with the means to actually challenge this safe haven, Moscow can maintain the illusion of endurance,” the general said.
Deptula said how the war in Ukraine ends will affect world events far beyond Europe. If Russia’s aggression is rewarded with a final normalization of relations and a beneficial resumption of cooperation, the lesson for China will be unambiguous: just tolerate sanctions, absorb losses, manipulate narratives, and the world will eventually adjust to your goals.
“If aggression is met with staunch resistance, strategic defeat, and fails to achieve its goals, it will strengthen deterrence against future aggression. Militarily, Ukraine has already disproved the myth of Russia’s inevitable victory. The question remains whether the United States and its allies will allow economic temptations and narrative pressures to replace the strategic clarity and values that all free people hold dear,” the expert noted.
The author of the publication summarized that wars are fought on the battlefield, but they are also fought in narratives.
“Russia is selling a narrative of inevitable victory and future profits. The facts tell a different story – of tension, exhaustion and vulnerability. History will remember which version we choose to believe – and act according to it,” he emphasized.
‘And what about Hungary? Will it remain in Russia’s bed?’
Other than to remain in the combined beds of The U.S., China, and Russia, Dear Peter, what is the alternative, for Hungary?
Leave the EU!
I think we will. I voted for the party that wants exactly that multiple times now, and I will continue to do that.
However, I see the arguments to the contrary. If we leave, nothing stops the Eu from centralization. And then we have an antagonistic, expansionist empire that literally surrounds us, and wants us dead, with a population 50:1.
I quote Toroczkai:
“I want to leave NATO, believe me, I do, but we need NATO to protect us from our enemies: From NATO. At least for now.”
The same is true for the EU. We can simply not leave the EU, until Russia defeats Ukraine, and we have a land-bridge to Russia and China. Otherwise the EU embargoes us, and our nation falls.
Do you have any other conspiracy theories? I’d like to share them with my friends. There’s not much else to laugh about these days.
Spreading disinformation again?
As I told you, MOL owns the Slovak, and Hungarian refineries, because of that, there are some products only produced in Hungary, and some products only produced in Slovakia, for efficiency reasons.
But because of EU regulations, the end product from those sources can not be transferred over national borders.
So the MOL being Hungarians said: “Ok, then I bus some non-Russian oil, and then the products transferred between nations are made from those products”. Which is, 1 not true, but 2 legally acceptable.
That is the reason, why Slovneft buys Arab oil: To circumvent a retarded EU regulation. Nothing less, nothing more.
And it is not a new thing, it is going on since 2024, if I remember correctly.
I can only reiterate:
You’ll have to contact the Prime Minister of Slovakia and the refinery there, because they and the Czech Republic published this information. I’m just the reporter.
Get a life guys. All this banter is very boring!
Poor Hungary, only of they have had the time to update their refineries and get rid of the Russian oil like the czecks did…… Ohhhhhh waaaaaaaaaiiiiiiit🤣🤣
And how do you supply that?
Through Croatia? The guys that are literally breaking EU law, to stop the oil shipments, and topple the government, right now?
That’s a very trustworthy partner, indeed.
Just take Slovakia as an example. Of course, I can’t vouch for the statements made by the two states and the refinery, as I wasn’t there, but I certainly consider them more substantial than your chaotic descriptions of the facts and conspiracy theories.
It is so admirable how engineer Peter Schmidt single-handedly destroys AI Bot “Mouton” and propagandist “Márk” with verifiable fact and data – something that “Mouton” and “Márk” never have provided.
Thank you Peter, I hope we will hear more facts and data from you later on.
We have a new member in the club: Steiner, Mouton and now Márk!! 😂😂😂😂😂
The Regulation 2022/879, which you’re referring to, is only an amending regulation, it only publishes the changes to individual articles. You have to look at the original Regulation 833/214, and it contains nothing of what you’re describing.
There is only one Article 3, paragraph 3 (there is no 3d at all), and it states: “Annex II shall include certain technologies suited to the oil industry for use in deep water oil exploration and production, Arctic oil exploration and production, or shale oil projects in Russia.”
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014R0833
You don’t seem to have much experience with legal texts. You’re just a windbag. You might impress someone inexperienced with legal texts with your rambling, but I’ve met too many like you for it to work on me anymore.
Besides, I’m tired of dealing with your hallucinations; it’s pointless and just a waste of my time. Go ahead and insult me or write any nonsense you like; I don’t care because I won’t respond. My time is too precious for that.