Hungary Accuses Ukraine of Attacking Its Oil Pipeline With Russia

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called the alleged Ukrainian assault on the pipeline ‘outrageous and unacceptable.’

Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó in the Danish State Department, Eigtveds Pakhus, in Copenhagen, on Nov. 23, 2018. Liselotte Sabroe/AFP via Getty Images

Hungary’s foreign minister criticized Ukraine on Aug. 18, alleging that Kyiv was behind an attack that choked off Russian crude oil to Hungary.

“Ukraine has again attacked the petroleum pipeline to Hungary, cutting off supplies,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in a social media post on Monday. “This latest strike against our energy security is outrageous and unacceptable!”