Hungary halts natural gas supplies to Ukraine – Orbán
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán states that the country is stopping natural gas supplies to Ukraine until oil deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline are restored.
"Until Ukraine ensures the delivery of oil, it will not receive gas from Hungary. We will protect Hungary’s energy security, maintain protected gasoline prices and reduced gas prices!" he stated in a video released on his Facebook page.
He also claims that Hungary will retain the gas volumes not supplied to Ukraine as a reserve, alleging that Kyiv is attacking the TurkStream gas pipeline.
"Since Ukraine is also attacking the pipeline that supplies Hungary from the south, we need to create reserves. Therefore, instead of supplies to Ukraine, we will now be filling Hungarian gas storage facilities," Orbán said.
