Restoring the transport of Russian crude oil to Hungary will be a lengthy process, FM Szijjártó said
Restoring transit deliveries of Russian crude to Hungary will take “at least five days” following a Ukrainian attack on the Druzhba pipeline, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a post on social media on Friday.
Szijjártó said that the most recent strike was more serious than the previous ones because Ukraine had used not only drones but rockets.
He informed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of commercial and strategic crude reserve levels and also discussed the situation with Pavel Sorokin, Russia’s deputy minister of energy.
“My Russian counterpart assured me they will rebuild the supply route as fast as possible, but repairs will take at least five days,” he said.
“Let’s hope the European Commission finally uses this time to act on its promise and stand up to Ukraine’s attempts to block Hungary’s oil supply,” he added.
Read also:
- Hungarian soldier attacks Druzhba pipeline, halting Russian oil supplies to Hungary
- Trump to Orbán about Ukrainian Druzhba attack: “I am very angry about it”
Click for more war in Ukraine news.