Hungary calls on EU mediation. Budapest has called on the EU to negotiate with Ukraine in order to restore Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia. As a result the group attempts to contain Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Many people had anticipated that Hungary’s six-month EU presidency would go smoothly. Beside, the nomination of the 27 new commissioners—one from each member nation—would take center stage in Brussels these days.
According to political analysts such as Thu Nguyen of the Jacques Delors Center think tank. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban cannot have an undue influence on the day-to-day operations of the E. Since “little legislative work got carried out during this period, for which a council presidency is particularly important.”
Lack of Russian oil supplies
However, Hungary—often referred to as the “enfant terrible” of the bloc—is keen to stir up controversy and maintain its prominence.
following his purposeful sowing of doubt over his recent trips to Kviv.
By bringing up Moscow and Beijing and suggesting that the tour was organized by the EU, Orban has stoked controversy once more. The current problem is the lack of Russian oil supplies to Budapest, which pass through Kyiv.
Hungary claims there is ‘fundamental risk’ to its energy security.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Ukraine’s transit ban on Russian oil company Lukoil. On which it sends about 50% of its oil to Hungary and Slovakia through the southern spur of the Druzhba pipeline. Thus endangering Hungary’s energy security on Monday during the EU’s foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels.
A view of the Astrakhan oil platform at Russia’s Lukoil oil field. A view of the Astrakhan oil platform at Russia’s Lukoil oil field
about half of Lukoil’s oil supply is sent to Slovakia and Hungary.
Now that Slovakia and Hungary have urged the EU to intervene in Ukraine’s dispute. Szijjarto implied that if Ukraine doesn’t yield, the EU, which supplies electricity across high-voltage power lines in Hungary. Hence, may cut off its supply as it Hungary calls on EU mediation
Speaking with emphasis on the need for the EU to back a member state in the dispute, Szijjarto stated, “The Commission given three days to execute our request, after which to bring the issue to court.” Also read on UN urges Russia to leave nuclear plant