{"id":12941,"date":"2026-02-20T22:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12941"},"modified":"2026-02-20T22:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:11:49","slug":"hungary-to-block-90-billion-euro-eu-loan-to-ukraine-in-russian-oil-dispute-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12941","title":{"rendered":"Hungary to block 90 billion euro EU loan to Ukraine in Russian oil dispute | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Foreign Minister \u200bPeter Szijjarto says Hungary \u2018will not give in to this blackmail\u2019 after oil flows from Ukraine halted.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 20 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">20 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Hungary will block a 90 billion euro ($106bn) EU loan for Ukraine until it resumes oil shipments to the country via \u2060the Druzhba pipeline, its foreign minister said on Friday after Budapest said it would tap strategic reserves to tackle a shortage.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary and Slovakia, which have the only remaining refineries in the European Union using Russian oil through Druzhba, have been trying \u2060to secure supply since flows were halted on January 27 following what Ukraine said was a Russian drone attack that damaged pipeline infrastructure.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Both countries have blamed Ukraine for the delay in restarting the flows for political reasons. The news agency Reuters requested comments from the Ukrainian foreign ministry and the state oil and gas company on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy blocking oil transit to Hungary through the Druzhba pipeline, Ukraine \u200cviolates the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, breaching its commitments to the European Union. We will not give in to this blackmail,\u201d Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on X.<\/p>\n<p>The Hungarian government said in a decree late on Thursday that it would release about 1.8 million barrels of crude oil from its strategic reserves to make up for shortfalls.<\/p>\n<p>Croatia\u2019s JANAF pipeline operator, however, said on Friday there was no need for Budapest to do so after Hungary\u2019s oil company MOL said JANAF must allow transit of the Russian seaborne oil during the Druzhba outage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this moment, a \u2060significant quantity of non-Russian crude oil is being transported via JANAF\u2019s pipeline for MOL \u2060Group, while three additional tankers carrying non-Russian oil, also for MOL Group, are on their way to the Omisalj Terminal,\u201d JANAF said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no need to tap into [their] reserves since oil transport via the JANAF pipeline towards MOL\u2019s refineries is being carried out continuously and without delays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MOL is entitled to priority access to released crude oil reserves, and it will have access to the freed reserves until April 15 and has to return \u2060them by August 24, the Hungarian government decree said.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of January, \u2060Hungary had enough crude oil and petroleum product reserves to cover 96 days, according to data on the Hungarian Hydrocarbon Stockpiling Association\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>As the two countries scramble to ensure supplies, MOL ordered tankers delivering Saudi, Norwegian, Kazakh, Libyan and Russian oil to supply its Hungarian and Slovak refineries and halted diesel \u200cdeliveries to Ukraine earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>MOL said that the first shipments were expected to arrive at the port of Omisalj in Croatia in early March. After that, it will take a further 5-12 days for the crude oil to reach \u200cits refineries.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cSlovak government has also declared an oil emergency situation and has pledged to release 1.825 million barrels of oil following a request from Slovakia\u2019s Slovnaft refinery, which is owned by MOL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Minister \u200bPeter Szijjarto says Hungary \u2018will not give in to this blackmail\u2019 after oil flows from Ukraine halted. 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