Ukraine cuts off Hungary’s access to Russian oil

The Country is now facing an Energy Crisis — But this should have happened 2 Years ago

Lukoil has been using Ukrainian Pipelines to deliver ressources to the EU (focus)

Relations between Hungary and Ukraine are at an all-time low. Kyiv has long criticized the government in Budapest for its pro-Russian stance. Then, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recently traveled to Kremlin leader Putin in Moscow, once again provoking the ire of the Ukrainian government. New Ukrainian sanctions against Russia now pose further conflict potential as they finally took the step to cut off Russian Oil running through their Territory.

Sanctions are not Sanctioning?

Tubes at a compressor station on the Yamal–Europe pipeline in Wloclawek, Poland (cbc)

Already in June, Ukraine had definitively banned the transport of Russian oil from the Lukoil company across its territory. Lukoil still supplies Hungary and Slovakia with oil through the southern part of the Druzhba pipeline though. Other exporters are allowed to continue using the pipeline. Despite the sanctions imposed by Kyiv on Lukoil, transports continued initially, but last Thursday, both countries reported that they no longer received Lukoil oil through the pipeline. This puts Hungary particularly under pressure. According to the US portal “Politico,”…