Hungary requested that Croatia permit the cargo of Russian crude by way of the Adriatic pipeline whereas a key route via Ukraine stays blocked.
Hungarian International Minister Peter Szijjarto and Slovak Economic system Minister Denisa Sakova collectively wrote to the Croatian authorities in Zagreb with the request, Szijjarto stated in a press release Sunday.
Oil transit alongside the Druzhba pipeline by way of Ukraine has been halted since late final month amid large-scale Russian assaults on Ukraine’s vitality infrastructure, with the governments in Budapest and Kyiv in a standoff over the fallout. Budapest depends on the Druzhba pipeline connecting Hungary with Russia via war-torn Ukraine for many of its oil flows.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has remained dedicated to purchasing Russian vitality sources for his landlocked nation, has additionally regularly engaged in debate with neighboring Croatia over the capability of the Adriatic pipeline.
Power coverage can be more likely to characteristic in Orban’s talks in Budapest with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday.
Orban has discovered an ally in Slovak counterpart Robert Fico, who on Sunday echoed his views that Ukraine was utilizing the Druzhba pipeline for political leverage, which officers in Kyiv have denied.
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