Russia, Hungary and European Union
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By Olena Harmash KYIV, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Foreign Ministry condemned what it described as "ultimatums and blackmail" by the governments of Hungary and Slovakia on Saturday, after they threatened to stop electricity supplies to Ukraine unless Kyiv restarts flows of Russian oil.
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Hungary introduces three countermeasures against Ukraine over the Druzhba oil pipeline, the country’s energy security is ensured – Orbán.
Three years past retirement age, Imre still works every day. Soaring inflation in Hungary has made a pittance of his 120,000 forint-a-month ($370) pension.
Hungary and Slovakia, both led by pro-Moscow populist premiers, are the last EU countries sourcing their oil from Russia, via the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline. However, since late January, flows have been disrupted following Russian attacks that damaged key equipment, according to Kyiv.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán believes that normalisation of Ukraine-Hungary relations is possible only after Russia's war against Ukraine ends.
BUDAPEST, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar protested on Thursday after Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party aired an emotive campaign video showing a little girl weeping at a window,