Why on Earth is #EuropeanUnion going to pay to repair a pumping station destroyed by #Russia missiles - about which they happily boasted on 27 January - while the leader of #Hungary, the country allegedly most affected by stopped oil transfer, hugs with Putin on monthly basis and never uttered a word of condemnation for that attack? 🤔

Ursula von der Leyen today:

Following the renewed Russian strikes on January 27 on the Druzhba pipeline, leading to the interruption of crude oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia, we have engaged in intense discussions with Member States and Ukraine at all levels to restore the flow of oil to Hungary and Slovakia.

The EU has offered Ukraine technical support and funding. The Ukrainians have welcomed and accepted this offer.

European experts are available immediately. Our priority is to ensure energy security for all European citizens. In this sense, we will continue to work with the concerned parties on alternative routes for the transit of non-Russian crude oil to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

P.S. Brody could be in theory used to deliver oil from #Ukraine Odesa - I’m referring to the “non-Russian crude oil” part of von der Leyen statement, but it makes little sense, because Russia is attacking that port on regular basis and it’s closer to deliver non-Russian oil through #Croatia, who already said it’s ready to supply Hungary.

Source: https://xcancel.com/vonderleyen/status/2033857666250854887?s=20