Orbán accuses Ukraine of fomenting chaos in Hungary to benefit the Globalist opposition candidate.
This is a conflict that’s raging for months, but now, as Hungarian elections approach, the question of the Druzhba pipeline has come to the forefront of geopolitical tensions between Budapest and Kiev.
The supply of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline across Ukrainian territory was cut by an attack, causing an explosion that destroyed it.
BREAKING:
Hungary just nixed the €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine last minute.
A unanimous vote was needed; Budapest said no.
This could hit Ukraine’s budget hard by April, risking the IMF aid too.
Source: Financial Times pic.twitter.com/J3jS5O2bns
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 20, 2026
While in the last few days Orbán and Slovakia’s Robert Fico have retaliated by halting the delivery of Diesel and energy to Ukraine, they have now gone a step further, blocking the much-needed EU funds from reaching Kyiv.
Announcement
As long as Ukraine blocks the Friendship oil pipeline, Hungary will block the €90 billion Ukrainian war loan.
We cannot be blackmailed!https://t.co/84SUrMU4Em— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) February 20, 2026
Hungary announced that it will block the $106-billion European Union loan to Ukraine until the Russian oil flows again through the Druzhba pipeline.
Associated Press reported:
“In a video posted on social media Friday evening, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accused Ukraine of ‘blackmailing’ Hungary by failing to restart oil shipments. He said his government would block a massive interest-free loan the EU approved in December to help Kyiv to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years.
‘We will not give in to this blackmail. We do not support Ukraine’s war, we will not pay for it’, Szijjártó said. ‘As long as Ukraine blocks the resumption of oil supplies to Hungary, Hungary will block European Union decisions that are important and favorable for Ukraine’.”
We are blocking the €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine until oil transit to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline resumes.
Ukraine is blackmailing Hungary by halting oil transit in coordination with Brussels and the Hungarian opposition to create supply disruptions in Hungary and push…
— Péter Szijjártó (@FM_Szijjarto) February 20, 2026
“Hungary’s decision to block the key funding for Ukraine came two days after it suspended shipments of diesel to its embattled neighbor until oil flows through the Druzhba were resumed, and only days before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Nearly every country in Europe has significantly reduced or entirely ceased Russian energy imports since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Yet Hungary — an EU and NATO member — has maintained and even increased its supply of Russian oil and gas.”
They say Ukraine is defending the EU. Not true. Europe is protected by NATO and Russia has not attacked any EU member state. This is not our war. Ukraine fights for itself. pic.twitter.com/WGMjBxNn2R
— Péter Szijjártó (@FM_Szijjarto) February 20, 2026
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Budapest Suspends Diesel to Ukraine Until Kiev Regime Repairs Druzhba Pipeline Transporting Russian Oil to Hungary – Slovakia Also Stops Energy Transfers to Kiev (VIDEOS)
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