Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto believes that Ukraine poses a threat to their sovereignty because of the “ban on Hungarian schools” and the “desire to blow up the Druzhba gas pipeline”.
Ukraine is threatening Hungary’s sovereignty, allegedly undermining the Druzhba pipeline, which supplies the country with Russian oil. This statement was made by the Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó on 17 May, Index writes.
According to the head of Hungarian diplomacy, Ukraine is “increasingly hostile to Hungary” because from September 1 “Hungarian schools in Transcarpathia will not be able to work” and Ukraine has included the Hungarian bank OTP in its list of international sponsors. your terror.
Also, Szijjártó referred to the publication of The Washington Post, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky allegedly proposed blowing up the Druzhba oil pipeline, which supplies oil to Hungary. The minister described the threat to energy supply as a direct threat to sovereignty.
Szijjarto commented, “Since the security of energy supply is a matter of sovereignty, such a threat is against Hungary’s sovereignty. If someone says it is impossible to supply Hungary with energy, it is actually attacking Hungary’s sovereignty.”
Recall that in November 2022, Viktor Orban wore a scarf with the image of the map of Greater Hungary, which includes Ukraine Transcarpathia and Romania Transylvania, and came to a meeting with football player Balazs Dzhudzhak, who played a farewell match in this form. Hungarian national team.
On May 4, he urged former President Donald Trump to come back and make the United States a great country. According to Orban, Russia would not have attacked Ukraine had Trump been elected instead of Joe Biden.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on April 29 about his attitude towards Budapest politics – sometimes Hungary shows “inadequate behavior”.
Source: Focus
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