Kyiv’s attack stops Russian oil flow to Hungary, Slovakia

Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia could be suspended for at least five days after a Ukrainian strike on a facility in Russia, Hungarian and Slovakian officials said on Friday, in a widening of the fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine have stepped up attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure, hitting Ukrainian domestic heating supplies, Russia’s Druzhba pipeline and other facilities, over the past few weeks as US President Trump has pushed for a deal to end the conflict.

EU members Slovakia and Hungary have maintained relations with Russian President Putin and opposed sanctions against Russia that Ukraine says are vital to make Moscow drop unacceptable war demands.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Russia was doing everything it could to stop a meeting between him and Vladimir Putin from taking place, while Russia’s foreign minister said the agenda for such a summit was not ready.

It must be noted that Zelenskyy has dropped his demand for a lengthy ceasefire as a prerequisite for the leaders’ meeting.