Hungary sends fact-finding mission over Druzhba pipeline as Kyiv refuses to recognise delegation

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Hungary sends fact-finding mission over Druzhba pipeline as Kyiv refuses to recognise delegation  A Hungarian government delegation has entered Ukraine to assess the Druzhba pipeline, damaged in a Russian drone strike in January. Ukraine refuses to recognize the delegation and has described its members as “tourists.”  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/hungary-sends-fact-finding-mission-over-druzhba-pipeline-as-kyiv-refuses-to-recognise-dele  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00A Hungarian government delegation has entered Ukraine to inspect the Duzba oil pipeline which has been out of operation since

00:08an alleged Russian drone strike damaged it in late January, resulting in an escalating dispute between Budapest and Kyiv that

00:16has drawn in the EU.

00:17The mission, which includes a deputy minister at Hungary's Ministry of Energy and a team of oil industry specialists, comes

00:25after months of disputes involving Hungary and Slovakia.

00:30Both nations are the two remaining importers of Russian crude via the Duzba pipeline and Ukraine which controls the transit

00:38infrastructure on its territory.

00:41The pipeline has become a flashpoint in Hungarian domestic politics ahead of parliamentary elections in April, in which Prime Minister

00:49Viktor Orban's Fidesz party faces a significant challenge from Peter Mayer's Titsa party.

00:55Orban has made energy security a central campaign theme, accusing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of exploiting the pipeline disputes to destabilize

01:05his government.

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