By striking the Druzhba oil pipeline at the end of January, Russia effectively committed a deliberate act of sabotage against Hungary and Slovakia. This was stated by Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (CPD), as reported by UNN.
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At the same time, according to him, these actions by the Russians were not condemned by these states.
These are facts and this is the truth. All other interpretations of the situation are manipulative. It is also important to understand that Russia always uses energy dependence as a weapon for control
In his opinion, market relations in Russia "give way to imperial views of control."
"Gas, oil - these are all elements of influence on the political field of states. Russia has been trying to destabilize and control EU policy in this way since the early 2000s," said the head of the CPD.
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On January 27, Russians attacked energy infrastructure in the Lviv region. As it turned out, the drone could have hit a section of the pipeline that supplies Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
Subsequently, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced the cessation of emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine. This step will be canceled if Ukraine resumes oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline.
In turn, Hungary threatened to block the 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia, demanding that Ukraine resume oil transit through the Druzhba oil pipeline.