00:00Hungary says it will block any EU sanctions against Russia and stall efforts to help Ukraine until oil deliveries to
00:09Hungary resume.
00:10Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Ukraine of deliberately holding back Russian oil deliveries through the Drusba pipeline and called the
00:19move blackmail.
00:23Orban also announced Hungary will halt diesel shipments to Ukraine, suspend military loans and withhold support for the EU's 20th
00:32sanctions package.
00:33He stressed that energy security is a fundamental national interest, warning that any threats to Hungary's supply will be met
00:40with a firm response.
00:43The Drusba pipeline, which carries Russian oil through Ukraine to Central Europe, has faced repeated disruptions over the past year
00:51amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
00:54Hungary and Slovakia, the EU's only refinery still depending on Drusba, have struggled to secure supply since flow stopped on
01:02January 27, after Ukraine said a Russian drone damaged the pipeline.
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