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Hungary, Slovakia threaten electricity cutoff in tit-for-tat dispute with Ukraine

3 min read Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Dombrovskis, Janaf, Lukoil, Shmyhal, Szijjarto

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) could be closing in on an energy standoff as Hungary and Slovakia have threatened to restrict or even suspend electricity supplies to Ukraine in response to its recent decision to halt crude oil transits of Russian supplier Lukoil, Hungarian state news channel M1 reported on

Hungary, Slovakia decry Ukraine halt to oil transit

2 min read Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Druzhba, Fico, Lukoil, Shmyhal, Szijjarto

Slovakia and Hungary have vehemently criticised Ukraine’s recent decision to halt the transit of Russian Lukoil oil to Hungary, with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto describing it as “incomprehensible and unacceptable”. These sanctions prevent Lukoil from renting the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline for transit purposes. As approximately 70% of the