Péter Magyar, the leader of the Tisza party, which won the Hungarian parliamentary elections, called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to resume oil supplies to his country via the Druzhba pipeline. He emphasized that Hungary will not tolerate blackmail.
“If the Druzhba pipeline is suitable for transporting oil, then please open it as promised. And we ask the Russians to supply it with oil, because without each of these conditions, nothing will happen,” Magyar stated.
The future Hungarian prime minister added that he disapproved of Zelenskyy’s approach, which stated that supplies via the Druzhba pipeline would only resume once Hungary lifted its objections to the European Union (EU) providing Kyiv with a €90 billion loan. The Tisza party leader advised the Ukrainian politician “not to engage in blackmail” against Hungary and all EU countries.
“We will not allow any blackmail,” he said , answering journalists’ questions.
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Magyar spoke about a 90 billion euro loan for Kyiv.
Magyar previously stated that the new Hungarian government would not block the EU’s €90 billion loan to Ukraine. He also emphasized that Budapest would not finance this initiative.
“Personally, I agree that Hungary should be excluded from this,” Magyar said at a press conference in Budapest. He recalled that at the December EU summit, current Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, along with the leaders of the Czech Republic and Slovakia , refused to participate in the loan, and the decision was made without the three countries’ participation.
Magyar, who will soon replace Orbán, noted that he is ready to discuss this issue with his future EU colleagues, but considers Budapest’s position justified.
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