politics
February 18, 2026
Hungary stops supplying fuel to Ukraine!
Hungary has stopped supplying diesel fuel to Ukraine and will only resume supplies when Ukraine restarts oil supplies to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline, stated Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto.
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- Hungary has stopped supplying diesel fuel to Ukraine.
- Supplies will resume only when Ukraine restarts crude oil deliveries to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline.
- Hungarian Minister Peter Szijjarto cited Ukraine's political decision to halt oil supplies as the reason.
- Szijjarto accused Ukrainian President Zelensky of political blackmail to force Hungary to support the war and abandon cheap Russian energy.
- Hungary claims to have sufficient fuel reserves for over three months.
- Hungary and Slovakia have informed the European Commission about their right to import Russian crude oil via maritime channels if pipeline deliveries become impossible.
- Szijjarto alluded to negotiations with Croatia regarding oil deliveries through the Adriatic pipeline.
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