“It was not invented in Kyiv": Sijjarto suggests that the EU could ask Ukraine to stop transit of Rosneft oil
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The Hungarian Foreign Minister suggested that the EU could have asked Ukraine to stop the transit of Lukoil's oil. He accused the European Commission of inaction in protecting the interests of Hungary and Slovakia.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto suggested that it was the EU that asked Ukraine to stop the transit of oil from the Russian company Lukoil through its territory, UNN reports.
"More than a week has passed since we, together with Slovakia, initiated a lawsuit against Ukraine by the European Commission over the oil supply ban. More than a week has passed and the European Commission has done nothing. Despite the threat to the energy security of the two EU member states, despite the crystal clear violation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, Brussels is silent," Siyarto wrote on Facebook.
In his opinion, there are two options. The first, he said, is that the European Commission is allegedly so weak that it cannot ensure that "the fundamental interests of two member states against a candidate for membership are respected.
"Second. The whole thing was invented not in Kyiv, but in Brussels, and it was not the Ukrainian government, but the European Commission that wanted to blackmail two peace-loving countries that refused to supply weapons," Sijjarto said.
"The European Commission and President Ursula von der Leyen personally should immediately testify: did Brussels ask Kyiv to ban oil supplies? And if not, why has the European Commission not taken any action for more than a week?" - Siyarto continued his accusations.
Addendum
Slovakia and Hungary announcedthat they have stopped receiving oil from their key supplier Lukoil after Ukraine imposed a ban on the transit of the Russian energy company's resources through its territory in June.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó saidthat he would block 6.5 billion euros in payments from the European Peace Fund to compensate for arms supplies to Ukraine, due to Ukraine's tightening of sanctions against Lukoil, which has halted the transit of Russian oil.
The Financial Times reported, citing sources, that EU member states did not support Hungary and Slovakia's call to lift sanctions on Russia's Lukoil to resume transit of Russian oil.
Sijjarto reportedthat he discussed by phone on Monday with his Russian and Slovak counterparts Ukraine's decision to stop the transit of Russian Lukoil.
