(BRUSSELS) – The European Union has backed calls to repair the Druzhba oil pipeline after damage widely attributed to Russia disrupted supplies to Hungary and Slovakia, while political tensions rise ahead of elections in Hungary. EU officials said technicians would be sent and funding provided to restore the pipeline, which carries Russian oil to central Europe. Ukraine has accepted the support offer. Russia is reported to have caused the damage to the pipeline. Despite this, the repair effort would restore flows of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has centred his political messaging on the…