As the disagreement continued, Ukraine’s Sybiha stated Hungary and Slovakia ought to “send their concerns to the Kremlin.”
Russian oil accounted for 92 p.c of Budapest’s vitality imports final yr, in accordance to the Center for the Study of Democracy, a European coverage institute. Orbán has ceaselessly argued his nation has no viable options to Russian imports.
Funding battle
Budapest final week known as on Croatia to provide it with seaborne shipments of Russian oil by way of its Adria pipeline so as to substitute the provides misplaced on account of the Druzhba closure. Croatia has lengthy supplied to step in to assist Hungary with its vitality wants, arguing it has greater than sufficient capability, however Zagreb has refused to transport Hungary’s purchases of Russian oil.
“A barrel bought from Russia may appear cheaper to some countries, but helps fund war and attacks on Ukrainian people,” Croatian Energy Minister Ante Šušnjar said last week.
Hungary, which as soon as claimed Croatia did not have the capability to meet Budapest’s oil wants, was shifting the aim posts by demanding Zagreb transport Russian oil, a European diplomat with information of the conversations instructed POLITICO, granted anonymity to converse freely. “They are entangling themselves more and more in their lies,” the diplomat stated.
Orbán had agreed to Ukraine’s wartime monetary lifeline on the premise that Hungary, alongside Czechia and Slovakia, could be exempt from paying down the EU mortgage.
