Hungary and Slovakia conditionally suspend diesel deliveries to Ukraine

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Hungary and Slovakia have temporarily suspended diesel deliveries to Ukraine. The authorities in Budapest and Bratislava announced that exports will resume once Kiev allows the transit of Russian oil through the Drujba pipeline again, reports IPN.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó, has accused the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of choosing not to resume oil transit for political reasons. According to him, this decision deliberately jeopardizes Hungary’s energy supply.

Péter Szijjártó stated that a large part of Ukraine’s imports of gas, electricity, and diesel come through or from Hungary. He emphasized that one cannot expect Hungary to guarantee the energy security of another country while its own supply is endangered. According to the official, energy cooperation must be mutual and based on respect, not pressure.

In response, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gheorghii Tihii, stated that the oil transit to Hungary was halted due to the Russian attacks on the Drujba pipeline on January 27. He specified that Budapest was informed on the same day about the bombing of the pipeline and added that the accusations against Ukraine regarding the delay of deliveries are absurd.

At the same time, the Prime Minister of Bratislava, Robert Fico, announced that the Slovak company Slovnaft, a subsidiary of the Hungarian group MOL, has suspended diesel exports to Ukraine, in order to conserve reserves of petroleum products for domestic use.



The National Agency for Energy Regulation will examine on Friday the request from Energocom regarding the increase in natural gas prices. The subject was included on the agenda of the ANRE meeting on July 24, reports IPN.

Energocom has requested an increase in the regulated price for consumers connected to low-pressure distribution networks from 13.35 lei to 19.37 lei per cubic meter, excluding VAT.

The request is motivated by the increase in natural gas procurement costs, against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the volatility of international markets. According to Energocom, these have generated an estimated tariff deficit of around 106 million lei.

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Hungary and Slovakia conditionally suspend diesel deliveries to Ukraine

Sursa foto: Shutterstock

Hungary and Slovakia have temporarily suspended diesel deliveries to Ukraine. The authorities in Budapest and Bratislava announced that exports will resume once Kiev allows the transit of Russian oil through the Drujba pipeline again, reports IPN.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó, has accused the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of choosing not to resume oil transit for political reasons. According to him, this decision deliberately jeopardizes Hungary’s energy supply.

Péter Szijjártó stated that a large part of Ukraine’s imports of gas, electricity, and diesel come through or from Hungary. He emphasized that one cannot expect Hungary to guarantee the energy security of another country while its own supply is endangered. According to the official, energy cooperation must be mutual and based on respect, not pressure.

In response, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gheorghii Tihii, stated that the oil transit to Hungary was halted due to the Russian attacks on the Drujba pipeline on January 27. He specified that Budapest was informed on the same day about the bombing of the pipeline and added that the accusations against Ukraine regarding the delay of deliveries are absurd.

At the same time, the Prime Minister of Bratislava, Robert Fico, announced that the Slovak company Slovnaft, a subsidiary of the Hungarian group MOL, has suspended diesel exports to Ukraine, in order to conserve reserves of petroleum products for domestic use.






1 IANUARIE, 2025
1 IANUARIE, 2025