RETALIATION? Ukraine Blocks Delivery of Russian Company’s Oil To Neighboring Hungary and Slovakia, Threatening Their Energy Security
Slovakia’s Robert Fico, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán.
In a move that reeks of retaliation, Ukraine has now enacted specific sanctions against a Russian company that only really hurt the neighboring countries and even itself.
Many do not know that multiple European countries depend on Russian oil and gas for their energy supply.
And indeed, Russia has continued to supply natural gas and oil to landlocked Hungary and Slovakia via Ukraine, through the Druzhba pipeline’s southern spur.
The recent Ukrainian decision to halt the transit of oil from Russia’s Lukoil has led to protests in Budapest and Bratislava, as it threatens the long-term security of supply of both countries.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto was very vocal about this decision.
