politics
March 7, 2026
Zelensky refuses to relaunch oil pipeline after threatening Orban
Kiev continues to insist the Druzba pipeline is damaged, while Budapest accuses Ukraine of imposing an “oil blockade”
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- Ukraine's President Zelensky has refused to reopen the Druzhba oil pipeline, claiming it was damaged in Russian strikes.
- Hungary and Slovakia accuse Ukraine of deliberately disrupting oil supply for political reasons and call it an "oil blockade."
- Zelensky threatened Hungarian PM Orban over his veto of a €90 billion EU loan for Kiev.
- Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto condemned Zelensky's threat, stating no one can blackmail Hungary.
- Orban reiterated his intention to block Ukrainian initiatives in the EU and lift the "oil blockade."
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