Orban aide slams Zelensky over Russian oil threats, issues warning; 'Attack on Hungarian sovereignty'

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto launched a strong criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a podcast interview on Monday, accusing him of making “verbal attacks” on Hungary’s energy security. Szijjarto condemned Zelensky’s remarks suggesting that the future of the Druzhba oil pipeline — a key route supplying Russian crude to Hungary depends on Budapest’s stance on Ukrainian interests. Calling it an attack on Hungary’s sovereignty, Szijjarto warned that any move to limit Russian energy under what he described as the “Von der Leyen–Zelensky plan” would leave Hungary dangerously dependent on a single pipeline and raise costs for Hungarian families.