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Orban Claims Ukraine Sabotaging Oil Flow Amid EU Tensions

2/27/2026

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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Ukraine fabricated obstacles to halt oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline.
He announced a joint investigation with Slovakia to assess the pipeline's damage.
The Druzhba pipeline supplies oil from Russia to Hungary and Slovakia.
German opposition leader Alice Weidel said the EU seeks regime change in Hungary before April elections.
Labour lost the Gorton and Denton seat to the Green Party, a seat held since 1935.

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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Ukraine fabricated obstacles to halt oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline.
He announced a joint investigation with Slovakia to assess the pipeline's damage.
The Druzhba pipeline supplies oil from Russia to Hungary and Slovakia.
German opposition leader Alice Weidel said the EU seeks regime change in Hungary before April elections.
Labour lost the Gorton and Denton seat to the Green Party, a seat held since 1935.