Budapest argues it’s facing an energy crunch after Kyiv imposed a partial ban on Moscow’s oil transiting the country.
Hungary on Monday said it had asked the European Union to take action against Ukraine for imposing a partial ban on Russian oil exports, arguing the move was jeopardizing Budapest’s energy security.
Kyiv last month adopted sanctions blocking the transit to Central Europe of pipeline crude sold by Moscow’s largest private oil firm, Lukoil, sparking fears of supply shortages in Budapest. Hungary relies on Moscow for 70 percent of its oil imports — and on Lukoil for half that amount.
“Ukraine’s decision fundamentally threatens the security of supply in Hungary,” the country’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said Monday at a meeting of EU envoys in Brussels. “This is an unacceptable step on the part of Ukraine, a country that wants to be a member of the European Union, and with a single decision puts the oil supply …. in fundamental danger.”
Who would have thought that relying on fossil fuel from a country invading the middleman between you is a bad idea? I’m shocked!
I am honestly surprised that Ukraine didnt immediately shut them down when the invasion began.
Crazy how the bureaucratic machine just keeps on chugging even when entire cities are being demolished by missiles and artillery. I’m sure it had something to do with maintaining relations with the countries relying on it too, but still. I assume they were even still being paid by Russia to allow the oil through, as part of whatever deal they had.
Same!
Fuck you Hungary, you fascist shithole.
Orban, honey, this isn’t how you are supposed to play the game.
It’s almost cute his he thinks he’s in charge. Almost.
He’s in the find out phase of being a traitor.
Up to now he has been able to get really rich by being this way.
Yeah I’m sure the ukrainians are going to get right on that.
The EU should prepare some sort of a resolution and then one country should just veto it.
Let’s see how orban menages a country without fuel.
Why just one? Have every single other EU nation just veto it one after the other. Everything after the first one is just performance, it would be really fun to drive the needle in just a little bit deeper every time.
LMAO
Oh gosh, I am so sorry, nevermind.
Well well well, if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions…
Do you hear some kind of whiny annoying dictator noise?
Use Megamind’s cranium to reflect the sun onto solar panels.
Jesus Christ what a head. It’s like an orange on a toothpick!
Hungarians call him the Cockatoo.
Come to think of it, the English translation of that is quite funny, as it is an open secret he has a gay lover that lives together with his family.
Cock-a-too. Giggle.
Hah wait, what? He’s a hyperconservative russophile authoritarian populist… closet case…? First I’ve heard it, but that’s hilarious if true.
Celebrating Christmas close together with family, wife and kids. And this one young ex-sportsman dude that’s somehow in all family pictures now (on his own social media no less).
People were quick to point out that only the wife was wearing shoes indoors, almost as if she only was a guest for the picture.
Edit: Just to be clear, I don’t care he’s apparently spending a lot of time with a dude any more than I’d care if he was spending it with a younger gal. It’s just fucked up in the context of everything.
Spherical, but slightly pointy in places…
Heed! Paper! Now!
sparking fears of supply shortages in Budapest
Nobody saw it coming…
This is why you don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Over reliance on a single source for anything is just asking for things to go wrong.
No :)
How about no.
“Ukraine’s decision fundamentally threatens the security of supply in Hungary,” the country’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said Monday
Oh my God!!! I can’t possibly imagine them being concerned about anything more serious than that right now!!!
