Hungary attacks Poland. It was about Russian oil

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto warned the “Polish brothers” to stop criticizing Hungary on the issue of Russian oil, accusing us of exporting oil from that direction. – The Polish national oil company still buys oil from Russia through a roundabout route, and bilateral trade last year was worth 6 billion euros – Szijjarto said.

informed that 90 percent of crude oil processed by the ORLEN Group comes from countries other than Russia.

Hungary attacks the European Union. Poland also got hit. It was about Russian oil

Szijjarto attacked not only Poles. He called hypocrites countries that are secretly looking for ways to buy Russian oil. The Hungarian minister attacked Brussels for not standing up for his country and for Slovakia after Ukraine stopped Russian oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline that runs through its territory. Szijjarto stated that Hungary spoke honestly and openly about what other countries were doing in secret.

In his view, the rejection of both countries’ requests to take action against Ukraine is “proof” that it was the EU itself that instructed Kiev to turn off the tap of Russian oil and cause problems in Hungary and Slovakia. Szijjarto claims that attempts to isolate Western economies from those of the East have proven to be a “total failure.”

Hungary and Slovakia mainly imported oil from Russia

After Ukraine suspended the transit of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline in July, Hungary and Slovakia faced an energy crisis. Both countries rely heavily on Russian supplies. It is estimated that as much as 70 percent of the oil processed by Hungarian company MOL comes from Russia. Slovakia, on the other hand, received 2.5 million tons of oil from Lukoil annually, which translated to 45 percent of the country’s total oil imports. Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are exempt from EU sanctions restricting Russian oil imports.