Hungary Blasts European Commission Over Disrupted Supply of Russian Oil

Hungary has accused the European Commission of failing to reverse—or of tacitly condoning—Kyiv’s decision to halt the transit of Russian oil to both Hungary and Slovakia through its territory. Last month, Kyiv unilaterally closed an overland pipeline that supplies Hungary and Slovakia with Russian oil, sparking fears of supply shortages in both countries. In a July 30 social media post, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accused the European Commission of failing to safeguard the “fundamental interests” of EU member states. “Despite the threat to the energy security of two EU member states … Brussels remains silent,” he said. Szijjarto went on to suggest that it was “Brussels, not Kyiv … that wanted to blackmail two pro-peace countries that reject arms transfers [to Ukraine].”...