Péter Szijjártó, Hungarian Foreign Minister, has threatened to block Ukraine's accession to the European Union in response to the registration of draft law No. 12380 in the Ukrainian parliament, which would ban the transit of Russian oil and gas through Ukraine during martial law.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has furiously reacted to a bill registered in the Ukrainian parliament that proposes a ban on Russian oil and gas transit during martial law.

If the Hungarian side prioritizes strengthening Russia over the EU and the United States, it should acknowledge this openly,’ argues Foreign Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto condemned a Ukrainian parliamentary bill proposing the suspension of Russian oil and gas transit through Ukraine during martial law, calling the measure "unacceptable" in a Facebook post on Jan.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has dismissed Hungary's claims that Ukraine has caused economic difficulties for the European Union by stopping Russian gas transit, calling them manipulative and part of a politically motivated information campaign aimed at Hungarians.

In a Facebook post, Szijjártó commented on the bill No. 12380, which proposes banning the transit of Russian oil and gas through Ukraine during martial law. “In this regard, I must respectfully remind our Ukrainian colleagues that there are rights and obligations.