“Hungary demands from the EU to put pressure on Ukraine to preserve the transit of Russian oil and conduct a dialogue on the transit of gas in exchange for its agreement to support the continuation of economic sanctions against the Russian Federation. Source: “European Truth” with reference to Radio Svoboda’s Europe editor Rikard Jozwiak and The Wall Street Journal journalist Lawrence Norman Details: Jozwiak notes that Budapest managed to pass a statement, which will be about what the EU will ask from Ukraine “assurances” regarding the maintenance of pipeline oil supplies to EU countries.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Hungary demands from the EU to put pressure on Ukraine to preserve the transit of Russian oil and conduct a dialogue on the transit of gas in exchange for its agreement to support the continuation of economic sanctions against the Russian Federation.
Source: “European Truth” with reference to Radio Liberty’s Europe editor Rikard Jozwiak and The Wall Street Journal’s Laurence Norman
Details: Jozviak notes that Budapest managed to get a statement adopted, which will say that the EU will ask Ukraine for “assurances” regarding the maintenance of pipeline oil supplies to EU countries.
“The key point of the statement (not yet approved) is that the EU will contact Ukraine and ask for assurances regarding the maintenance of pipeline oil supplies to the EU. This should enable Hungary’s green light to continue sanctions against Russia,” he writes.
Laurence Norman cites lines from the draft statement. It says that the European Commission is “ready to continue discussions with Ukraine regarding supplies to Europe through the Ukrainian HTS in accordance with Ukraine’s international obligations” and for this the European Commission will be ready to involve Hungary and Slovakia in the process.
The draft also states that the EC “will turn to Ukraine in order to ask for assurances regarding the maintenance of pipeline oil supplies to the EU.”
Earlier, the mass media learned that Hungary agreed to the extension of sanctions against the Russian Federation for another six months in exchange for an EU statement regarding Budapest’s “energy security” concerns.
Last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Ukraine of trying to “fool the Hungarians” in the gas issue and called on the EU to force Kyiv to “open the floodgates”.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that if Orban blocks the extension of sanctions, he will testify that “plays in Putin’s team.”