"Ukraine's foreign ministry has condemned what it describes as ultimatums and blackmail by Hungary and Slovakia on Saturday, after both governments threatened to stop electricity supplies to Ukraine unless Kyiv restarts flows of Russian oil. Hungary has also threatened to block a 90bn Ukrainian war loan. Shipments of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia have been cut off since 27 January, when Kyiv says a Russian drone strike hit pipeline equipment in western Ukraine."
"The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement the country rejects and condemns the ultimatums and blackmail by the governments of Hungary and the Slovak Republic regarding energy supplies between our countries. Ultimatums should be sent to the Kremlin, and certainly not to Kyiv. Slovakia and Hungary are the only two EU countries that still rely on significant amounts of Russian oil shipped via the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline over Ukraine."
"The issue has become one of the angriest disputes yet between Ukraine and two neighbours that are members of the EU and Nato but whose leaders have bucked the largely pro-Ukrainian consensus in Europe to cultivate ties with Moscow. The Slovak leader, Robert Fico, has accused Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy of acting maliciously towards his country. Explosions in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv have killed a policewoman and wounded at least 15 people overnight in what local authorities on Sunday called an act of terror."
Ukraine condemned ultimatums and blackmail by Hungary and Slovakia after both governments threatened to stop electricity supplies unless Kyiv restarts Russian oil flows. Hungary also threatened to block a €90bn Ukrainian war loan. Russian oil shipments through the Druzhba pipeline were cut on 27 January after Kyiv said a Russian drone strike damaged pipeline equipment. Slovakia and Hungary accuse Ukraine of delaying the restart without presenting evidence. Both countries rely heavily on Russian oil via Ukraine, and the dispute has strained relations amid leaders who maintain ties with Moscow. Explosions in Lviv killed a policewoman and wounded at least 15, described as a terror act.
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