(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has formally requested that the European Union suspend sanctions on Russian energy due to an escalating oil crisis. Orbán sent an official letter to European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposing an immediate review of the current sanctions policy regarding Russian energy carriers. In a video address shared on the social network X, the politician claimed the fuel market situation threatens regional economic stability and alleged that Ukraine is blocking oil supplies. This report follows information provided by UNN.
Orbán stated that the cessation of transit through Ukraine, combined with instability in the Middle East, is exerting critical pressure on European oil prices. This development occurs as Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has also threatened to block a 90 billion Euro (approximately 104.19 billion United States Dollars) loan for Ukraine. Fico is reportedly travelling to Brussels to discuss the shutdown of the Druzhba oil pipeline.
The Hungarian leader argued that a purported Ukrainian oil blockade prevents access to cheap raw materials via the Druzhba pipeline, prompting Budapest to demand the suspension of restrictions on Russian energy. Orbán maintains that such a measure would stabilise the domestic market and protect European consumers from rising resource costs. He noted that the Ukrainian oil blockade and the conflict in the Middle East are driving prices higher and insisted that Europe must act by reviewing and suspending sanctions on Russian energy. Hungary continues to demand that the European Union lift the existing ban on Russian oil and gas.
