Afrasianet - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused the Ukrainian government of seeking to prolong the armed conflict in order to keep Western funding flowing.
Orbán explained in a post on the "X" platform that Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia will not go in this direction, refusing to inject billions of euros to fund a war that is not one of their priorities.
He stressed that reason still prevailed in these three countries and that the protection of the future of their families remained above all other considerations.
"If the war ends, the funding is over, and Ukraine's plan is: to make sure that the war does not stop, and fortunately, reason still prevails in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, we will not risk the future of our families by sending billions of euros to fund someone else's war," he wrote in his post.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Vitsu has vowed to cut off power supplies to Ukraine if Kyiv does not resume pumping oil through the Druzhba pipeline by Monday.
Budapest said it was considering the same move, after it halted diesel exports to Ukraine and suspended the approval of a 90 billion euro European loan to Kyiv.
Orbán pointed out that Hungary is one of the main suppliers of electricity to Ukraine, which gives Budapest a balanced economic pressure card against Kyiv amid escalating disputes between the two sides.
Luvakya warns Ukraine: Either resume Russian oil transportation or we will cut off electricity to you
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Vitsu confirmed that his government is ready to suspend electricity supplies to Ukraine starting February 23 if Kyiv does not resume oil transportation through the Druzhba pipeline.
Vitsu wrote on Facebook: "Slovakia is a country of dignity and sovereignty, and I am a Slovak with dignity and sovereignty. If oil supplies to Slovakia do not resume on Monday, I will ask SEPS to stop supplying electricity to Ukraine."
He stressed that the stabilization of Ukraine's energy system in January 2026 required twice the amount of electricity it needed in the whole of 2025.
"If the West does not object to the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, Slovakia cannot view Slovak-Ukrainian relations as a one-sided ticket that only benefits Ukraine," he added.
He noted that the interruption of gas supplies to Slovakia alone caused losses of 500 million euros, while the suspension of oil transit caused greater damage and logistical difficulties.
"Given Zelensky's unacceptable attitude towards Slovakia as an enemy country, I believe that Slovakia's decision not to participate in a 90 billion euro military loan to Ukraine was absolutely correct," Vitso concluded.
Russian oil supplies to Slovakia and Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline, which runs through Ukraine, have been cut off since early February. The Slovak government has declared a state of emergency in the republic due to oil shortages.
The Slovak Ministry of Economy announced last Thursday that Ukraine has decided to postpone the resumption of the resumption of oil transit through its territory to Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline until February 21. But that has not happened so far.
The Druzhba oil pipeline supplies Belarusian refineries with oil and transports it to Europe from Russia's Samara province to pass through Bryansk, then branches into two parts: north and south, Hungary and Slovakia receive oil directly through the southern line, and while passing through Hungary, it enters Croatia and continues its journey to Serbia.
