“We urge the governments of Hungary and Slovakia to engage in constructive cooperation and responsible behavior,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stated in a press release published on its Telegram channel.

In this context, the diplomatic department in Kyiv expressed its discontent with the intentions of both countries, calling them an “ultimatum and blackmail.”

“Such actions are provocative, irresponsible, and endanger the energy security of the entire region,” the Ukrainian agency’s statement emphasized.

According to Hungarian authorities, they have not received any hydrocarbon supplies from Russia via the Druzhba pipeline since January 27. Budapest is convinced that Kyiv has halted the transit of Russian crude oil solely for political reasons.

In response, Hungarian authorities suspended diesel shipments to Ukraine and blocked the €90 billion loan proposed by the European Union, in addition to threatening to cut off its electricity supply.

Meanwhile, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico also declared that his country intends to suspend electricity supplies to Ukraine starting February 23 if Kyiv does not resume the transit of crude oil from Russia through the Druzhba pipeline.

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