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Despite the restart of the Friendship pipeline, Hungary's strategic fuel reserves, particularly diesel, significantly decreased in May, likely due to protected prices hindering import and consumption reduction.
A Russian court has sentenced Ukrainian officer Robert Brovdi, commander of the 'Birds of Hungary' unit, to life imprisonment in absentia. Brovdi was also banned from Hungary following Ukraine's attack on the Russian Friendship pipeline.
Gábor Czepek reported to Viktor Orbán about a Russian attack, experiencing the impact in the capital, though he could not see the Friendship pipeline itself.
Denys Shmyhal said that the damage caused by the Russian attack on the pipeline supplying crude oil to Hungary and Slovakia is still being assessed.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán criticized Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and announced he would turn to the European Commission regarding the Friendship pipeline, stating Hungary will not support EU decisions favorable to Ukraine until Zelenskyy 'returns to common sense'.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán comments on the shutdown of the Friendship pipeline, questioning if this is the first time they have been deceived, while the Mol CEO warns of significant price increases if oil production drops.
The Ukrainians admitted that they are keeping the Friendship pipeline shut down for political reasons, according to Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó.
The Hungarian National Bank (MNB) has launched an investigation into Mol Nyrt following reports that several executives sold shares worth 1.5 billion forints after Russian oil supply through the Friendship pipeline halted.
The Hungarian FM was explaining why Hungary would be blocking all EU decisions benefiting Ukraine until the transport of Russian oil via the Friendship pipeline resumes. Szijjártó believes that contrary to what Ukraine claims, the pipeline is operational.
20 hónapig tarthatnak a munkálatok, de Zelenszkij korábban azt mondta, áprilisban már működhet a vezeték.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed that Ukraine intentionally did not reconnect the Druzhba pipeline to interfere in Hungarian elections in favor of the Tisza Party, following discussions with the Slovak Prime Minister and the President of the European Council.
The Hungarian fuel market faces an extreme situation due to the Iran war, high global diesel prices, the shutdown of the Friendship pipeline, and reduced refinery capacity, though market players believe they can manage if the state stays out.
The article explains that satellite images, including those used by Orbán to support his claims about the Friendship pipeline, are readily available for purchase, with simple ones costing only a few hundred dollars and more advanced IR-camera images available for a few thousand.
How could Orbán see what is happening with the pipeline underground? – the Ukrainian president asked after the Hungarian government used satellite images in an attempt to prove that there are no technical obstacles to restarting the oil pipeline.
Russian and Ukrainian combat drones are attacking the oil pipeline network of the Druzhba pipeline. And suddenly, Putin's secret allies in Hungary and Slovakia are left high and dry.
Ukraine summoned Hungary's chargé d'affaires in Kyiv, with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó claiming the Ukrainian foreign ministry admitted the Friendship oil pipeline closure was for political reasons.
The Hungarian PM published his letter to EU Council President Antonio Costa on the dispute around the Friendship pipeline.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Hungary's blockade of another European loan, amidst a dispute over the Friendship pipeline, could jeopardize Ukraine's preparations for winter.
Mol maximized its import of Russian crude oil just before the shutdown of the Friendship pipeline, and it would be very inconvenient for the company if it could no longer rely on this supply source.
Ukrainian President Zelensky states that the repair of the damaged Friendship oil pipeline would take weeks, and expresses reluctance to restore it unless it's a condition for an EU loan.
The paper points out that Ukraine has rejected several similar requests before, citing security concerns.
Zsolt Hernádi, CEO of Mol, stated that the Friendship pipeline has stopped because Ukraine has not yet decided on its restart, making the future unpredictable.
In his radio interview, the Prime Minister elaborated at length on why oil is not yet flowing through the Friendship pipeline, then pleased the Croats he had criticized in recent days.
The Hungarian government is reportedly attempting to pressure Ukraine by obstructing EU decision-making processes, following failed energy-related countermeasures. This strategy is casting increasing uncertainty over the future of the 'Friendship' pipeline.
Slovak Prime Minister Fico has followed through on his threat, stopping emergency power supplies to Ukraine until the Friendship oil pipeline is restarted. This move mirrors a stance previously hinted at by Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán.