US EditionEscalating an oil dispute, Hungary says Ukraine plans to disrupt energy system
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ordered military and police deployments to secure energy infrastructure, citing intelligence of planned Ukrainian disruptions amid a prolonged pipeline outage.
- On Feb 25, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused Ukraine of planning to disrupt Hungary's energy system and ordered the deployment of soldiers and equipment to protect critical energy infrastructure.
- Disruption to Russian crude flows through Druzhba, which began Jan. 27, after Kyiv says a Russian drone strike damaged the pipeline and repairs are ongoing, while Hungary and Slovakia blame Kyiv.
- By blocking EU measures, Orbán has stalled a €90 billion EU loan and vetoed sanctions until shipments resume, ahead of the April 12 election.
- Deploying domestic measures, authorities will increase police patrols around power plants, distribution stations and control centers, with a drone ban in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County; the European Commission said the Adria pipeline can meet Hungary's needs.
- Ursula von der Leyen said the EU would push the loan to Kyiv 'one way or the other', despite Hungary and Slovakia remaining among few Russian oil buyers.
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Viktor Orbán militaryly secures Hungary's energy infrastructure and imposes a ban on drones near the border with Ukraine. At the same time, he confirmed that there are no technical reasons for blocking an oil pipeline.
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