Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó, who is visiting Moscow, held talks on 4 March with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
According to the European bureau of Report, citing Szijjártó’s statement on social media, the purpose of the meetings was to ensure the functioning of the Druzhba oil pipeline and the return of two Hungarian citizens who were taken prisoner by Russia.
Szijjártó noted that current events in the Middle East have led to instability in oil and natural gas supplies. This, in turn, presents a new challenge in the context of the situation with the Druzhba oil pipeline (which has not been operational since 27 January 2026 – ed.).
‘I am here in Moscow to make sure that we still have the oil and natural gas necessary to ensure Hungary’s energy security during the crisis,’ Szijjártó said in a video message posted on social media.
Hungary and Slovakia are currently the only EU countries that still import Russian energy.
According to the foreign minister, he came to Russia to seek guarantees that oil and gas prices would remain unchanged despite the changed circumstances and the global energy crisis. ‘If we receive this guarantee today, then there will be one task left: to ensure that these volumes of oil and natural gas actually reach Hungary,’ he added.
“In this regard, I would like to inform you that until this situation is resolved… (until the given situation is resolved – ed.) I will not be able to support in the European Union any decisions favorable to Ukraine,” the Hungarian prime minister indicated in the letter.
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