Hungary accuses Ukraine of blackmail by preventing transit of Russian oil
A solution must be found by September, or else Hungary will begin to experience oil shortage, says senior official | Hungary on Friday accused Ukraine of blackmailing it by preventing Russian oil from transiting through its territory. In a press conference in Budapest, Gergely Gulyas, head of the Office of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said Ukraine is blackmailing Hungary and Slovakia that "advocate peace and a cease-fire." ● Earlier on Monday, Hungary and Slovakia jointly initiated a European Union consultation procedure against Ukraine in response to Kyiv's decision to halt Russian oil company Lukoil’s crude oil transits. Gulyas said this posed a serious danger to the energy security of Hungary and Slovakia.