Kyiv says the pipeline was damaged in a January Russian drone attack and is working to repair it as soon as possible. Hungary and Slovakia, whose leaders are seen as exceptions within the European Union due to their close ties with Moscow, blame Kyiv for the disruption of the 'Druzhba' oil pipeline, which supplies their refineries with Russian crude oil flowing through Ukrainian territory. Budapest – Reuters. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday accused Ukraine of plotting to disrupt Hungary's energy system and deployed troops to protect infrastructure, escalating a conflict that undermines the European consensus in support of Ukraine. Orban repeated his accusations.
