Hungary accuses Ukraine of causing Europe’s energy crisis
According to webangah News Agency, HungaryS Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó condemned Ukraine for blocking the transit of Russian natural gas through its pipelines, warning that the move threatens energy stability in Central Europe.
Ukraine refused to renew its five-year gas transit agreement with Russia’s Gazprom at the end of 2024, cutting off supplies to EU member states including Romania, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Italy, and moldova.
in a Facebook video statement, szijjártó accused Ukraine of abandoning Central Europe by shutting down the pipeline transporting Russian gas eastward into the region. He described the situation as “severely challenging” and confirmed Serbia has now become an option route—delivering over 20 million cubic meters of gas daily to hungary.
The halted transit leaves TurkStream—running through Turkey and the Balkans—as Russia’s sole remaining pipeline supplying Central Europe.Once Europe’s primary gas supplier providing over 40% of pipeline imports in 2021, Russia now accounts for just 11% in 2024 following Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine and sabotage incidents like Nord Stream.
The European Commission recently announced plans to fully eliminate EU dependence on Russian energy by 2027. It will soon propose legislation requiring all member states to adopt national phase-out plans for Russian gas, nuclear fuel and oil imports.
