Peter Magyar (c) MTI
In particular, the resumption of the Druzhba pipeline. When asked by the Financial Times about the Ukrainian president’s alleged proposal to resume oil supplies after receiving an EU loan or opening a number of chapters in the talks on joining the community, he said:
“What can I say to the Ukrainian president? We don’t know each other, we haven’t spoken on the phone, so this is not a game. If Druzhba is suitable for oil transportation, then please open the pipeline as promised.”
“I wouldn’t advise resorting to blackmail.”
Magyar added that he had information that this could happen in the coming days. “I would not advise the Ukrainian president to resort to blackmail, not only Hungary will not swallow this, but Europe does not want to renegotiate what has already been agreed, this is not the way it is done in Europe,” Magyar was quoted as saying by Euronews.
Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Ukraine would launch the oil pipeline only after the EU approves a €90 billion loan to it. He also said that deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline could resume on Monday, April 20. But this did not happen.
