BRUSSELS, March 16. /TASS/. Hungary and Slovakia proposed a meeting in Brussels with Ukraine’s energy minister to discuss the resumption of the Druzhba oil pipeline, but Kiev declined the offer, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said upon arriving in Brussels for an EU ministerial meeting.
He later stated that he had faced "direct threats" from German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, who was pressuring Hungary to change its position on Ukraine.
TASS has summarized the key developments regarding the pipeline situation.
- Hungary and Slovakia proposed holding a meeting in Brussels with the Ukrainian Energy Minister regarding the restart of the Druzhba oil pipeline, but Kiev declined, Szijjarto said.
- He noted that Ukraine continues to block Russian oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline.
