Orbán once again complains to European Commission about Zelenskyy

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has criticised President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statements about transit of Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline and sent a letter to the European Commission.

Orbán called Zelenskyy's words cynical and arrogant as he rebuked leaders of Hungary and Slovakia for communicating with Ukraine purely pragmatically about the problem with the Druzhba oil pipeline after Russian strikes, not wanting to acknowledge what this transit and repair of the pipeline costs Ukraine.

"He wants us to be grateful to Ukraine, while at the same time he has shut down the oil pipeline supplying Hungary," Orbán said on X.

According to Orbán, Zelenskyy also declared that he has no intention to open the pipeline despite EU agreements obliging Ukraine to transport oil coming from Druzhba.

In connection with this, in a video Orbán showed himself signing another letter to the European Commission.

In the letter, he briefed the president of the European Commission on the situation and called for compliance with agreements obliging Ukraine to transport oil.

Orbán said that until Zelenskyy returns to "common sense and normality", Hungary will not support any decision in Ukraine's favour.

Orbán wrote an open letter to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 26 February in which he accused him of acting against Hungary's interests.

In the letter to President of the European Council António Costa sent on 26 February, Hungary's prime minister hinted that he could step back if the EU officially assesses damage caused to the pipeline in Ukraine.