Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó described as contradictory the statements of Ukrainian authorities about stopping the transit of Russian oil through the Druzhba oil pipeline and refused to comment on them, saying so in a video posted on Facebook (its owner, Meta, is known as extremist in Russia and is banned).
“We learned from the media that the statements of the Ukrainian president’s adviser completely contradict him; so far we have received statements from Kiev through all official channels that Ukraine fulfills its obligations under the agreements and ensures the transit of oil to Hungary and Slovakia. We can only take into account these official signals and do not want to comment on the media reports,” he said.
On August 30, the head of the office of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Mikhail Podolyak statedKiev plans to stop the transit of Russian oil and gas to the European Union (EU) from January 1, 2025.
Same day as Szijjarto stated About Hungary’s preparation for the heating season thanks to the Russian Federation.
In 2019, Ukraine’s Ukrtransneft and Russia’s Transneft signed a ten-year oil transit agreement. During this period, Ukraine is expected to receive $1.5 billion in revenue from fuel pumping, which translates to an average of $150 million per year. According to Bloomberg, Russia earns about $6 billion annually from oil supplies passing through Ukraine.
Previously Szijjarto I met With the head of Gazprom.
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Source: Gazeta
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